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Old 04-22-2018, 12:03 PM   #1
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Hitch-lowering safety

My ‘05 Workhorse Bounder has been towing an ‘06 CRV all its life using a Blue Ox set up. With a hitch lowering adapter and the Ready Brake, which is also a lowering configuration, our hitch was dropped about 5-6” which got us pretty close to the CRV connection height.

We recently moved to an ‘07 CRV on which the Blue Ox base plate mounts lower than it does on the ‘06, so now I’m faced with lowering the hitch height some more to keep it within the recommendation that came with the base plate, +/- 4”. (I realize B.O. is on record recommending 3” in other situations.)

I have heard that it’s not a good idea to offset the receiver by too much since it can cause lateral or twisting stress, and now I’m looking to offset by about 8” total. I don’t think my receiver is unusually high, and I know CRVs of this vintage are commonly used as toads so I’m wondering what people do. Neither my Bounder manual (a piece of work that is!) nor my Workhorse manual cautions against using offsets. Maybe I’m worried about nothing?
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Old 04-22-2018, 12:15 PM   #2
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Here is what you can do to start. I've done this on two DP's. It lowers your stock hitch 4" without any issues or extra equipment. Then you can use a small drop hitch. I bought the extra receiver at Harbor Freight, as they sell an 8" receiver that was perfect. I took the coach to a local muffler/hitch shop that added the extra receiver and plated the sides. I've towed 7K with this hitch.

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We went with a Gen-Y drop hitch. A bit pricey but well built. We went with the 7.5” drop and 5” rise. That way we can tow the truck and in the top part of the receiver we have a bicycle rack. https://genyhitch.com/shop/10k-drop-hitch/
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