hitch after body lift

99rngr · Mar 23, 2009

well i just installed this brand new valley hitch that i got from a guy off of craigslist. but im wondering if there is anyway for it to look better with a body lift. the hitch is a tubular style. if anyone has any ideas without a lot of cutting or anything like that it would help a lot. thanks.

pillen140 · Mar 23, 2009

depending on how much it drops down, can you flip it? or does the frame get in the way?

99rngr · Mar 23, 2009

tried that. but.... the bumper gets in the way by like a inch.

midget · Mar 23, 2009

notch the bumper your not needing its strength anymore with a reciever hitch. or crazy idea ditch the body lift.

99rngr · Mar 24, 2009

i was thinkin about notching out a little bit. and i like it lifted. but dont have the money for a suspension lift. so im keepin the body lift on there

Will · Mar 24, 2009

How about a picture?

99rngr · Mar 25, 2009

i might be able to get some up later. if i can figure out how to post them on here.

MudSlutII · Mar 25, 2009

photobucket.com

99rngr · Mar 25, 2009

99rngr · Mar 25, 2009

sorry the pics are so big. didnt feel like resizing them.

99rngr · Mar 28, 2009

any ideas?

ford1386 · Mar 29, 2009

i went to a junkyard with a tape measure and found a straight box tubed hitch and cut the side plates off and rewelded pieces of angle onto the ends and bolted it to the frame sticks less than the stock hitch did without the body lift....if you know how to weld or know a welder it works....

99rngr · Mar 29, 2009

i was originaly thinking of doing that. but i got a good deal on this hitch. paid 80 bucks for it. brand new in the packaging. from what i can see on the internet it was 220 brand new. so id like to just keep this one on there.

85_Ranger4x4 · Apr 1, 2009

pillen140 said:
depending on how much it drops down, can you flip it? or does the frame get in the way?

Has anyone done this on a first gen? I have yet to do anything with my bumper, I think a gap between the tailgate and bumper looks better than a gap between the hitch and bumper. My hitch has been on there a LONG time and won't be a easy ordeal to remove just for the fun of it.

99rngr said:
any ideas?

Drill new holes and move the cross tube part up?

midget · Apr 1, 2009

85_Ranger4x4 said:
Drill new holes and move the cross tube part up?

Yeah what he said lol

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