Jeep JL Receiver Hitch

[FatBoy01]

snipe:

JK Hitches - YES !!! JK Wiring Harness - NO !!!

You are late to the party so to speak... Read here: https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/hitch.3276/page-11#post-115181

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[RussJeep1]

Draw-Tite Class III Max Frame Receiver Hitch - 2017 Jeep Wrangler
with Standard Rear Bumper

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Installation Difficulty:

3 out of 10

165 reviews

Code: 76104

Retail:$139.00

Our Price: $90.93


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Trailer Hitch Size:

2 Inch Hitch Opening

Towing Capacity:

675 Pound Tongue Weight

4500 Pound Towing

Weight Distribution Towing Capacity:

675 Pound Tongue Weight

4500 Pound Towing

Trailer Wiring:

2017 Jeep Wrangler Trailer Wiring

Features:

Fully welded vehicle trailer hitch is strong and durable. Draw-Tite's Tested

The hitch's 4500 Pound Towing spec is limited by the JL's 3500 pound towing spec.

 

[Joe Paul]

Awesome thank you guys very much for the quick reply's!! And holy shit I can not believe the price gouging FCA is doing with these 2 parts.

The receivers are $50 - $70 bucks everywhere for the JK.

And then $218. for a damn wiring harness?? Are the gold core?

The harness has the 7 and 4 prong plugs along with all wiring connections, same as the factory install. The hitch from Mopar is great quality and fits perfect on the JL.

 

[sawburner]

@JeepCares can you help I am hoping they are planing to make a 4 pin wire harness that will hook into the tail light wire harness like it did on the JK. Any info would be great. Thanks Mark

 

[AllMoparParts.com]

@JeepCares can you help I am hoping they are planing to make a 4 pin wire harness that will hook into the tail light wire harness like it did on the JK. Any info would be great. Thanks Mark

I don't believe this will ever come about as the current harness offers both a 7-way and 4-way pin receptacle. Once installation details are available we will post them. For now here is the product info https://www.allmoparparts.com/sku/82215398ab.html

-Benny

 

[RubiRob]

I found this Smittybilt for $62. For the JL and JK. https://www.cjponyparts.com/smittyb...re-jeep-wrangler-jk-2007-2018-jl-2018/p/JH45/.

Has anyone installed this? I talked to Smitty and they said it WILL NOT work on the JLs.

 

[Joe Paul]

Has anyone installed this? I talked to Smitty and they said it WILL NOT work on the JLs.

I stayed with Mopar....built well, fit well.

 

[RubiRob]

I stayed with Mopar....built well, fit well.

Did you get a deal anywhere?

 

[Joe Paul]

Did you get a deal anywhere?

I went through my dealer, gave me a discount. Try EBay as there are deals from other dealers....

 

[kculp]

ok. there's a review right there on the site:


9 days ago
Bought this JH45 hitch for my 2018 Wrangler JL.
It doesn't fit, as the JL 2018 Sahara steel portion of the rear bumper is about 3/16" narrower than the hitch unit. Had to shim out the bumper, which is not what we should be doing !


my thoughts:

there's a steel plate with welded nuts about 3/16 and he (reviewer) probably took off. I left it on and it fit fine. in fact it made the install very easy. .. the electrical connections tho are a definite no. I've written about that extensively here in the forums.

 

[lonz]

Has anyone installed this? I talked to Smitty and they said it WILL NOT work on the JLs.

Yes, I installed this hitch last weekend on my new JL Rubicon. It took maybe 20-30 minutes to install... Only issue was that I could not install one of the four bolts because the wiring cutout on the hitch was blocking my ability to install one of the bolts. As a result, only 3 out of the 4 bolts are installed, however, I do not plan on towing anything with the hitch. I only plan on using it for a bike rack, and for this reason, I did NOT install the wiring harness.

 

[lonz]

my thoughts:

there's a steel plate with welded nuts about 3/16 and he (reviewer) probably took off. I left it on and it fit fine. in fact it made the install very easy. .. the electrical connections tho are a definite no. I've written about that extensively here in the forums.

Yep, that's what I did! I left the steel plate there, and it fit just fine, as you mentioned . Were you able to get all four bolts on?

 

[RubiRob]

Yes, I installed this hitch last weekend on my new JL Rubicon. It took maybe 20-30 minutes to install... Only issue was that I could not install one of the four bolts because the wiring cutout on the hitch was blocking my ability to install one of the bolts. As a result, only 3 out of the 4 bolts are installed, however, I do not plan on towing anything with the hitch. I only plan on using it for a bike rack, and for this reason, I did NOT install the wiring harness.

OK thanks!

 

[kculp]

Were you able to get all four bolts on?nion"

Yes, the welded receiving nuts actually made it easier. But I didn't install this particular hitch. Mine was a Curt Class III built for a JK. Wiring harness is still in development, I also don't like the Mopar $200 solution (my opinion).

 

[Joe Paul]

ok. there's a review right there on the site:


9 days ago
Bought this JH45 hitch for my 2018 Wrangler JL.
It doesn't fit, as the JL 2018 Sahara steel portion of the rear bumper is about 3/16" narrower than the hitch unit. Had to shim out the bumper, which is not what we should be doing !


my thoughts:

there's a steel plate with welded nuts about 3/16 and he (reviewer) probably took off. I left it on and it fit fine. in fact it made the install very easy. .. the electrical connections tho are a definite no. I've written about that extensively here in the forums.

The Mopar is more money but it's quality and fits with all four bolts. The trick is to take off two 7mm and two 10mm bolts that hold that plate, push the hitch in, line up the four hitch bolts and torque them down. Install the 7 & 10mm bolts and your done.

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