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boostat4500 · 09-08-2007, 11:07 AM

I'm looking to put a trailer hitch on my burb but can only find a class 3 rated to 6000lbs. Does anyone make one with a higher rating for our burbs? Will a hitch for a 73-91 burb' work or is the frame width different? Thanks.

**Chevy454** · 09-08-2007, 03:51 PM

I believe that's the tongue weight rating (not trailer weight), and that's gonna be a load of tongue weight on a bumper hitch...

boostat4500 · 09-10-2007, 03:38 PM

I wish, the tongue weight rating is 800lbs. The 6000lbs. is the tow rating.

IAFF2407 · 09-10-2007, 04:55 PM

I found one at Early Classics (this is a hidden hitch) rated 500lbs tongue and 5000lbs. pull. I need a class 5. I will have to have one made from scratch and they will have to rate it. I don't want any loopholes for the insurance company.

Al.

sweet70beast · 09-15-2007, 11:43 AM

I have a hitch from a 78 Blazer on my 72 Sub. I had to drill one more hole in each frame rail to bolt it up. The reciever sits a little lower than I'd like but it works great.

boostat4500 · 09-15-2007, 09:30 PM

Drilling holes won't bother me. As long as the width is the same. Lower won't bother me either, given my current ride height.

sweet70beast · 09-16-2007, 05:33 AM

Same width no problem.

72armyswbtruck · 09-16-2007, 06:15 AM

Hello there Rexburg truck lover,
Check Valley Hitch that was the one that I had on my 71 3/4 ton

09-08-2007, 11:07 AM	#1
boostat4500 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 346	Trailer hitch question I'm looking to put a trailer hitch on my burb but can only find a class 3 rated to 6000lbs. Does anyone make one with a higher rating for our burbs? Will a hitch for a 73-91 burb' work or is the frame width different? Thanks. __________________ 1971 Suburban 4x4, LQ4 6.0L, 4L80E, etc.

09-08-2007, 03:51 PM	#2
Chevy454 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Alton, MO Posts: 145	Re: Trailer hitch question I believe that's the tongue weight rating (not trailer weight), and that's gonna be a load of tongue weight on a bumper hitch... __________________ '72 Super Custom Suburban - 402/400, original bucket seats, 3rd seat, rear air, tilt A few Yenko cars Interested in COPOs, Yenkos or other dealer built muscle cars then go here:www.yenko.net Last edited by Chevy454; 09-08-2007 at 03:53 PM.

09-10-2007, 03:38 PM	#3
boostat4500 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 346	Re: Trailer hitch question I wish, the tongue weight rating is 800lbs. The 6000lbs. is the tow rating. __________________ 1971 Suburban 4x4, LQ4 6.0L, 4L80E, etc.

09-10-2007, 04:55 PM	#4
IAFF2407 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: White Rock Canada Posts: 865	Re: Trailer hitch question I found one at Early Classics (this is a hidden hitch) rated 500lbs tongue and 5000lbs. pull. I need a class 5. I will have to have one made from scratch and they will have to rate it. I don't want any loopholes for the insurance company. Al.

09-15-2007, 11:43 AM	#5
sweet70beast Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Shelley Idaho Posts: 876	Re: Trailer hitch question I have a hitch from a 78 Blazer on my 72 Sub. I had to drill one more hole in each frame rail to bolt it up. The reciever sits a little lower than I'd like but it works great.

09-15-2007, 09:30 PM	#6
boostat4500 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 346	Re: Trailer hitch question Drilling holes won't bother me. As long as the width is the same. Lower won't bother me either, given my current ride height. __________________ 1971 Suburban 4x4, LQ4 6.0L, 4L80E, etc. Last edited by boostat4500; 09-15-2007 at 09:30 PM.

09-16-2007, 05:33 AM	#7
sweet70beast Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Shelley Idaho Posts: 876	Re: Trailer hitch question Same width no problem.

09-16-2007, 06:15 AM	#8
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,033	Re: Trailer hitch question Hello there Rexburg truck lover, Check Valley Hitch that was the one that I had on my 71 3/4 ton __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!" Last edited by 72armyswbtruck; 09-16-2007 at 06:15 AM.



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