2015 GM hitch

N-Trouble wrote:
The 2011+ hitch is much stonger than the old. Believe its rated at 17k lb on my truck which is a crazy amount of weight to hang off the back bumper IMO. I would never even think of approaching that for a bumper pull. I don't see any reason to spend $$ and try to upgrade. If you really need to go heavier than that seriously consider 5er/GN

Is your truck a sb or lb? What is the tw rating?

Interesting question/ observation, is the hitch that the D-Max has the exact same as the 6.0 which is rated for 13K towing/1500lb tw with a different sticker? Or is there actually two different hitches? Time for some "surfing" to see what I can find out.

As for replacing the hitch, I know I am considering it due to being ~100lb under the rated tw, did not have the trailer fully loaded (as it will be normally) when I weighed. We were missing all the boys "stuff" in the bunkroom which is in the rear (clothes, tv, etc), and I didn't have the rear cargo hitch and bike rack on the trailer yet. SO..... the loaded tw may actually be a little less.

BUT still seriously considering replacing it. One small concern I have if I replace it is will my 2.5" Reese Titan shank still be enough of a drop for a replacement hitch???

As for the new '14/'15- 1500 trucks, the hitch is completely different than the previous GMT-900 trucks they replace, just like the new(er) HD hitch is different than the previous one. Old ones were a round tube hitch, which when using a wd hitch, could twist from the bars being latched up. I replaced our '10-1500 hitch with a Curt and talk about a difference! Stock hitch sounded like a tin can when I set it down on the garage floor, with the Curt being a dull "thud". Even the factory Jayco rear cargo hitch that is only rated for 300lbs weighs about 2x as much as the '10 factory hitch did (from what I remember!).