Excessive receiver/shank play on new truck
Have a new-to-us '12 GMC 2500HD and tow a TT with Reese DC WDH. I am guessing hitch play has been discussed ad nauseum. The truck has a heavy duty trailering package option with a 2" receiver insert...
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myredracer wrote:Lynnmor wrote:Hmm, that may be the better solution. Only $147 @ etrailer. No worries tho., it's just more $$ in the past week, lol! :B
If you have a 2-1/2" receiver, get a 2-1/2" shank. I used a sleeve for a short time before upgrading the shank, it made a considerable difference.
Can someone confirm if the shank would need to be for the Reese DC hitch? Our TT is still 5 hours away from us waiting to get towed home so I can't go out and look at the WDH.
The shank will be 2-1/2" where it fits the receiver, and the vertical area will be the same 2" to fit your ball mount. So yes, it will work.
If you weld and still use the sleeve, note that the sleeve will be free to move as much as the clearance allows. That puts the fore and aft loading more than 1/4" apart, wearing the holes and possibly bending the pin.
