So my trailer hitch sits a few inches too low, resulting in the tow bars pulling down on the front a bit and it's causing premature wear in my Jeep's front tires. I bought a hitch riser but it's not deep enough and the part of the tow bars that gets inserted into the hitch hits the bumper before the holes line up for the pin. The easy solve here is to just trim the end of the insert, does anyone see any issues with doing so? I
Would need to take 3/4" off.
The alternative is to adjust my ride height in the back but I'm leery of messing with the 30+ year old valves this far from home.
Edit: I guess I could put a hitch extender in there too. I'm not in love with adding another piece though...starts to feel hacky
I don't see any issue as anything that sticks out the back of the riser is not giving any support. Do not mess with ride height as drive shaft angle is figured into ride height.
Cut it
If you were dealing with a sliding fit less than 2x the width or height I would worry about binding. But not in a stationary pinned case.
Just getting the bar in will take some caution.
You could always notch the bumper. I did this on mine to fit the bike rack so I didn't have to modify the bike rack and it would still fit on the car. But trimming 3/4" off the back of the hitch won't hurt anything.
I have the NSA Hercules and use an extension so that the bar can be folded and clear my bumper (not a rise) - had to trim it as well so everything would fit together.
Cutting a quarter inch off of something sticking out the back side of that upper tube will not impact any integrity.
I hear that a lot of people need to cut down the extensions themselves because they bottom out before you can get the pin holes to lineup...I used a band-saw, cleaned up the edge, and then painted it.
*** Don't forget, you may need to tweak the brake cable adjustment.
Use a Hitch Vise or alternative to eliminate slack on all hitch inserts. Removes hitch pin stress. Hitch tightener: no wobble, anti rattle stabilizer device for hitch accessories (https://www.hitchrider.com/nowobble.htm)
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