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Trailer hitch with factory rear bumper for 1968 C10?
I am wanting to put the factory rear bumper back on my 1968 Chevy C10 shortbed but I want to be able to have a rear bumper hitch so that I can tow a very light duty trailer of mine.
What do you guys who have trailer hitches on the back of your truck with factory rear bumper use? I would like to be able to hide the trailer hitch as much as possible which would be cool. What do you guys have on yours if any at all? |
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Re: Trailer hitch with factory rear bumper for 1968 C10?
A 70s Monte Carlo tag bracket is the same size as the C10 and gives you the 'flip down' style tag holder. You could put a frame mounted hitch behind the tag bracket and run your slide through.
But what would you do with your tag while you're hauling.. Humm. I use the tag flip down to hide the gas fill sometimes. Never done it with the hitch personally but.. just a thought. It might cause issues displaying your tag if you have a trailer attached though. Maybe if you had two tags? Put the other one in the back window when you have a trailer?
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Re: Trailer hitch with factory rear bumper for 1968 C10?
There is a Good thread somewhere (about this) on the forum.
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Re: Trailer hitch with factory rear bumper for 1968 C10?
I have a homemade receiver hitch mounted so the hitch is right where the license plate goes. Then my plate is mounted on a piece of 2x2 tubing so I can put it in the receiver hitch when I don’t need to tow anything.
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Re: Trailer hitch with factory rear bumper for 1968 C10?
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Re: Trailer hitch with factory rear bumper for 1968 C10?
Depending on what you want to spend this is available form Western Chassis but other vendors have em too. I have one on my truck and fits great. https://westernchassis.com/1967-72-C...itch-Receiver/
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Re: Trailer hitch with factory rear bumper for 1968 C10?
I could not find where it said it wouldn't fit a longbed. But I bet this is some clue as to the modifications, it says "NOTE: Due to space restrictions and variations in frames and bumper brackets some slight modification to the nut plates or bumper bracket may be required."
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Re: Trailer hitch with factory rear bumper for 1968 C10?
these guys are talking about a hidden hitch... very sleek looking and use these with a fold down lic plate holder found on the g bodies.. (78-87 montes, cutlass regals and grand prix)
you can also use a hitch from a square body if you dont mind the receiver part showing under the bumper. bolts right on , but you do have to drill a couple more holes in the frame is all
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Re: Trailer hitch with factory rear bumper for 1968 C10?
My particular hitch was bought in 2003 from Early Classic Enterprises and the guy that installed it put a 1 1/2 inch spacer on the supports to lower it toclear a crossmember and do NPT fitting would clear as well. I dont know if the Western Chassis one is the exact same a mine. I think CPP has one as well.
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