CAN YOU TELL ME, HOW THE

[OBX-AUTOMOTIVE]

FACTORY TOW HITCH WAS MOUNTED......... SAY FOR MY 77 WAG..... I WANT TO KNOW, IS THE ONE I HAVE FACTORY OR AFTERMARKET :confused:..ME!!!! ;) smile.gif

[64Trvlr]

Gary
I'd have to guess the factory used bolts to mount it.
:cool:

[porchpiggy]

MY 88GW IS FACTORY AND IT HAS A HOLE IN IT FOR THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER BOLT TO GO THROUGH, I THINK A LOT OF THE AFTERMARKET HITCHES DID NOT HAVE THIS PROVISION. OTHER THAN THAT I WOULD THINK MAYBE YOU COULD FIND SOME KIND OF BRAND MARKING ON IT, MINE STILL HAS MOST OF THE BLACK PAINT AND A STICKER THAT SAYS JEEP. :cool:

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OK THANKS...64... BOLTS...... PP...THANKS.....TO MUCH RUST.....I GUESS IT'S AFTERMARKET...GARY

[Bob Barry]

Rust is not an indicator of an aftermarket hitch; my '88's factory hitch is as rusty as anything.

The factory setup used an L-shaped brace inside the rear framerail, with two bolts to the side of the channel, and one bolt going down through a spacer and the bottom channel into the hitch. If your truck has this brace, it may have come with the factory hitch.

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THANK YOU MR BARRY....YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SJ IS ALWAYS VERY HELPFUL....GARY

[64Trvlr]

Gary
You're welcome, you know that I'm always glad to be of help you................
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[wagdriver]

Are you talking about a class III hitch? because the light duty hitch does not mount the same way, it is just angle iron bolted the the frame in 4 places. The Class III does mount differently, mine is after market for sure so what it looks like wouldn't help you much. I would imagine if it is factory it will have Jeep stamped on it some where. I still have the original and just went and looked and it has Jeep and AMC logo stamped on it, on the bar where the ball mounts, on a Class III it is probably in a different location. ;)

[ August 19, 2001: Message edited by: wagdriver ]