I need some help finding the right front receiver!

[JasonAVGuy]

On 4/24/2020 at 4:39 PM, ewhuff said:

What is the measurement from the mount point to the receiver? I've put the bumper linked below on my truck and wondered if I could flip the mounts and attach to the receiver through the cutout in the middle of the bumper.

 

 

 

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Hey I would love to help you get this figured out. Im not 100% sure I understand what you are thinking of doing but im guessing you want the receiver to be through this hole (Blue Arrow). When you say flip the mounts where would you put them? Also what year is your truck? For my set up I installed the hitch like normal and just flipped the 2 in receiver part upside down to gain ground clearance for a no weld option. I put a red box where it would most likely end up if you did the same thing I did on my truck that would hurt your approach angle worse. 

[ewhuff]

32 minutes ago, JasonAVGuy said:

Hey I would love to help you get this figured out. Im not 100% sure I understand what you are thinking of doing but im guessing you want the receiver to be through this hole (Blue Arrow). When you say flip the mounts where would you put them? Also what year is your truck? For my set up I installed the hitch like normal and just flipped the 2 in receiver part upside down to gain ground clearance for a no weld option. I put a red box where it would most likely end up if you did the same thing I did on my truck that would hurt your approach angle worse. 

The blue arrow is exactly what I was thinking. My truck is a 2018. My thoughts were to take exactly what you did but flip in 180 degrees so that the receiver would be above the mounts. Does that make sense?

[JasonAVGuy]

46 minutes ago, ewhuff said:

The blue arrow is exactly what I was thinking. My truck is a 2018. My thoughts were to take exactly what you did but flip in 180 degrees so that the receiver would be above the mounts. Does that make sense?

So the issue you may run into is the pockets that hang down (Blue Circle). If those were gone or cut off you may be able to have the mounts go up in between the frame to get to the right spot (Red Square). You may also have to move the receiver forward to clear the round cross-member between the frame rails. I will take a look at mine tomorrow to see if that would work. I see you have a 2018 is it the same as my 2015?

Edited April 28, 2020 by JasonAVGuy

[ewhuff]

1 hour ago, JasonAVGuy said:

So the issue you may run into is the pockets that hang down (Blue Circle). If those were gone or cut off you may be able to have the mounts go up in between the frame to get to the right spot (Red Square). You may also have to move the receiver forward to clear the round cross-member between the frame rails. I will take a look at mine tomorrow to see if that would work. I see you have a 2018 is it the same as my 2015?

Yeah the setup is the same on the 2018's. I went back and looked at the pockets and realize they are welded and not bolted on. Those will cause an issue for sure.

Edited April 28, 2020 by ewhuff