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Open Roads Forum  >  Towing  > Replace GM OEM hitch with what? This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 8   Next tluxon • View posts Kirkland, WA Senior Member Joined: 08/12/2001 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/16/06 01:13pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator If you've replaced your GM's OEM hitch receiver, what did you replace it with? What factors were most important in deciding what hitch to go with and/or who to buy it from? Did you run into any complications in your installation? If you got the larger 2-1/2" receiver, do you have any issues with it? What's the best way to accommodate a 2" shank? What did you do for the 7-pin plug that's welded into the OEM hitch? I'm hoping to find a more robust replacement hitch that utilizes the two bumper mounting points of the OEM hitch, but I'm not sure I'd elect to go that route if it makes the 7-pin plug installation more involved or if I end up with the 2-1/2" receiver. HitchMart came up in my search for Hidden Hitch and they have the best price I've found for a Class V hitch receiver for our Burb, including free shipping. Has anybody purchased their new hitch from them or know about this hitch? On the page that comes up for our 2002 Burb, the first two hitches (Class III and Class III/IV) are clearly described as Hidden Hitches, but the class V hitch is not. The picture on the PDF instruction sheet looks the same as on the Hidden Hitch sheets, but no mention of Hidden Hitch is made. Can anyone clarify that it is indeed a Hidden Hitch? Do you know if this hitch has a 2" or 2-1/2" receiver? Thanks for any help or suggestions. Tim - wife Beverly & 2 boys who love camping 2002 K2500 Suburban 8.1L 4.10 Prodigy 2005 Sunnybrook 30FKS HP Dual Cam Replaced 2000 Sunnybrook 26FK on 8/6/04 BurbMan • View posts Long Island, NY Senior Member Joined: 09/20/2001 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Posted: 08/16/06 02:19pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Tim, A Draw-Tite #41930 is what I put on my Suburban. It's rated 1,200 lb tongue and 12,000 lb max in WD mode, uses the 2 bumper bolts in addition to the 6 frame attachment points, and has a 2x2 box. I used the OEM connector mounted in a generic bracket from the local RV store Why are you asking? Are you really thinking about replacing your receiver? I sure hope so, I'd like to hear that your next 1,200 mile trip is as trouble-free as the one you just took old guy • View posts Oregon (pronounced Or e gun) Senior Member Joined: 03/15/2006 View Profile Posted: 08/16/06 02:34pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Look back a few days, there is a post about one guy who put a putman on his Truck. BobScheirer • View posts Randolph, ME USA Full Member Joined: 02/22/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/16/06 02:35pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator There was a long post on this subject not too long ago. Search on GM OEM hitch. Bob Bob & Sharon,Kristin 2001 Chevy Silverado 2500HD,LS,Ext.Cab, 4x2,long bed, 8.1/Allison/3.73 2005 SunnyBrook Solanta 2850 5th Wheel 16K Draw-Tite, Prodigy controller BarneyS • View posts S.E. Lower Michigan Moderator Joined: 10/16/2000 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 08/16/06 02:35pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Tim, The recommended ball mount is a 2" square solid steel so the receiver has to be 2". The Hidden Hitch products are a part of Cequent and look identical to Reese products. Not postitive about the class V though. I would give Cequent a call and see what they say. Cequent Towing Products 47774 W Anchor Ct, Plymouth 48170 MI Mailable Address: 47774 W Anchor Ct, Plymouth 48170-2456 MI 734-656-0300 Barney 2004 Sunnybrook 30FKS TT Hensley "Arrow" 1400# hitch 2002 Ford F250 Super Duty, 7.3L PSD Check out the RV.net Blogs! Visit our website here tluxon • View posts Kirkland, WA Senior Member Joined: 08/12/2001 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/16/06 02:53pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Thanks for the info, Don. So far I'm very satisfied with the OEM receiver on our Burb, but I want to be prepared in the event that for any reason I have a sudden need or desire for a replacement hitch. I'm a skeptical and deliberate shopper and I'd rather not be limited by time pressures, but I'll almost certainly eventually replace the OEM receiver with something that should be a little more robust. My tongue weight is right at 1200 pounds, so I'd like a receiver that is rated for just a bit more than the 1200 pounds your hitch is rated for. I take it your hitch is a Class IV. Do you mind sharing where you got it and do you know if they have any higher-rated hitches? Thanks, Tim P.S. And thanks to you also, Barney. I'll be contacting Cequent with a few questions. ktmrfs • View posts Oregon Senior Member Joined: 06/22/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/16/06 09:15pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator replaced mine with a reese titan class V, think putnam has the identical hitch with a different name (IIRC they are part of the same company) Most places sell a reducer to allow use of a 2" reciever with the 2.5" opening. Since I only tow 8-10K I don't need the class V now. Reese is rated for about 12k/1200 lbs weight carrying, 14K/1700lbs weight distributing. My gm hitch was bent from the factory and couldn't get my WD hitch tilted down enough so I pitched the factory hitch. drfife • View posts Dallas, Texas, USA Senior Member Joined: 11/02/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Posted: 08/16/06 10:20pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Tim: In February 2004 I replaced OEM receiver hitch on my 2002 Suburban K2500 with Putnam XDR Class V model #25162. I purchased mine from Southwest Wheel for $140 + tax. Currently the XDR is only $128.95 plus $29 to ship to Kirkland. At the time I bought my replacement receiver, the Putnam XDR had the highest ratings of any hitch I could find (weight carrying: 15,000 lbs. and 1,500 tongue weight; weight distribution: 16,000 lbs and 1,700 lbs tongue weight). It has performed flawlessly towing an 8500 lb (loaded) SunnyBrook 29DBS with very similar specs to your 30FKS. I've logged in excess of 17,000 miles on my XDR. I found my weight distribution was improved with the XDR over the OEM verified by CAT scales with my Hensley at the same settings. * This post was edited 08/16/06 10:29pm by drfife * Russell '02 Chevy Suburban 2500 4X4 8.1 4.10 : '03 SunnyBrook Titan 29DBS '04 BrakeSmart Controller : '01 Hensley Arrow Hitch BurbMan • View posts Long Island, NY Senior Member Joined: 09/20/2001 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Posted: 08/17/06 07:30am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I bought my Draw-Tite back a few years ago, and the hitch was rated at 1500 lbs tongue weight and 12000 total with WD. It appears that they have shifted their model line a bit so can't do apples-to-apples with the one I have. At the time, I couldn't find a receiver that was higher rated and didn't have a 2.5" box. I was one of the first to swap out my OEM receiver, and didn't find out about the Putnam XDR until Russ and some other folks started changing theirs also. Unfortunately, I wasted time at the dealer trying to get some satisfaction out of Chevy, and my next planned camping outing was fast approaching. So, I found myself online late one night paying for expedited shipping on a very heavy item. So I commend you on two counts: 1) for recognizing that your OEM receiver is short-lived and 2) for planning ahead so you get the right part when you need it. At any rate, you can see the entire Draw-Tite line at e-trailer. As Barney mentioned, Draw-Tite, Reese, Hidden Hitch and one or two others are now part of the Cequent Towing Products Group. I just ordered a front-mounted receiver for the burb from these guys. Dmanos • View posts Newcastle, TX Full Member Joined: 08/09/2006 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/17/06 07:44am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator My replacement This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 8   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Towing  > Replace GM OEM hitch with what?

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