robynE
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Ok, so I purchased a brand new 2018 JLU and immediately noticed the factory Class II hitch didn't seem very beefy compared to my old Jeep that had a Curt Class III hitch even though both were rated at 350/3500. This concerned me so I bought a Curt Class III hitch that supposedly fit the new JL body style with the factory tow package....well it didn't. It wasn't designed to be used with the factory installed 7 Pin mount. I had to drill out a custom hole through the new Curt hitch so that I could screw the 7 pin mounting bracket bolt through the hitch! It was doable but not super easy.
Fast forward to 2020, I now have a 2021 4xe on order so I'm trying to think ahead about what I want to do about the hitch. I'm hoping that I can just remove the Class III hitch from the 2018 JL (put the factory class II back on to sell) and the already custom drilled Curt Class III is going to magically exactly match the same screw hole from my 2018 on the 2021 HA! I bet that's a pipe dream. So.....
I see that the Curt Class III hitch still doesn't have a pre-drilled hole to allow the factory 7pin bracket to mount through (you would think they would have modified it by now) so one option is to buy another Curt hitch and custom drill it, or I was looking at the Draw Tite model this time since its designed different than the Curt. My only concern is I see it has this metal plate on the left side of the hitch designed for mounting your wiring, BUT, the factory installed 7 pin wiring harness already comes mounted of course. I'm wondering if that little added plate on the side of the Draw Tite hitch is going to interfere with the metal bracket already installed that holds the 7pin? Very hard to describe what I'm talking about.
PERHAPS....the 7 pin bracket is mounted farther to the left on the 2021? I will have to wait and see I guess, but I'm just wondering if anyone who already has a 2021 has tried to switch out the Class II hitch and install a Class III receiver on a 2021 JLU WITH the factory two package? Is the 7pin mounting bracket a problem like it was for me on the 2018?
Fast forward to 2020, I now have a 2021 4xe on order so I'm trying to think ahead about what I want to do about the hitch. I'm hoping that I can just remove the Class III hitch from the 2018 JL (put the factory class II back on to sell) and the already custom drilled Curt Class III is going to magically exactly match the same screw hole from my 2018 on the 2021 HA! I bet that's a pipe dream. So.....
I see that the Curt Class III hitch still doesn't have a pre-drilled hole to allow the factory 7pin bracket to mount through (you would think they would have modified it by now) so one option is to buy another Curt hitch and custom drill it, or I was looking at the Draw Tite model this time since its designed different than the Curt. My only concern is I see it has this metal plate on the left side of the hitch designed for mounting your wiring, BUT, the factory installed 7 pin wiring harness already comes mounted of course. I'm wondering if that little added plate on the side of the Draw Tite hitch is going to interfere with the metal bracket already installed that holds the 7pin? Very hard to describe what I'm talking about.
PERHAPS....the 7 pin bracket is mounted farther to the left on the 2021? I will have to wait and see I guess, but I'm just wondering if anyone who already has a 2021 has tried to switch out the Class II hitch and install a Class III receiver on a 2021 JLU WITH the factory two package? Is the 7pin mounting bracket a problem like it was for me on the 2018?
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