Height difference between toad and motorhome

My solution to the OPs problem: My Challenger receiver is 25" off the ground and my Cobalt Demco baseplate attachment points are 13". At first I used a 11" drop hitch, but kept dragging it going into and out of gas stations. Changed to a 4" drop hitch and raised the attachment points on the baseplate by 6" with an L shaped adaptor manufactured for me out 5/8" steel plate with gussets out of 3/8" plate. Each adaptor mounts in the baseplate connection points and are secured with Grade 8 1/2"-11 UNC bolts and nuts. I remove these adaptor every year; clean and have them PT'd, then repainted. Been doing this for 6 years with no issues and no dragging. JM2¢...

GrampaR123 wrote:
If you're measuring the distance on the car from the tow bar receivers to the ground, our Roadmaster tow bar receivers on our 2013 CRV are less than 14 inches from the ground, but by the time the tow bar hardware is inserted and attached the tow bar fastens to the car at slightly higher than 18 inches from the ground. A 4" drop receiver on our 2002 Bounder brings me within Roadmaster's specs for height differential. I'm not sure about other than Roadmaster. I hope this helps.

I put the brackets on the Jeep baseplates today and did another measurement. The brackets raise the attachment point by 1".

I also had an extended conversation with the people at the Customer Relations Department at Winnebago. They were willing to concede that using a 6" drop receiver would be feasable as long as the Jeep was equiped with a non-surge style braking system. We use a Roadmaster 9060 system.

I'll measure the height of the motorhome hitch receiver again tomorrow on a known level surface. When doing the previous measurement the rear axle was on a level part of the drive while the front axle was on a slope. I'm hoping the down hill position of the front wheels was causing a slight rise in the position of the receiver. If I gain another inch I'll be at the 3" difference recommended by Roadmaster.

Even if there's little or no difference in the motorhome receiver height the added height of the Jeep connection and a 6" drop receiver will bring the difference down to 4".

If you're measuring the distance on the car from the tow bar receivers to the ground, our Roadmaster tow bar receivers on our 2013 CRV are less than 14 inches from the ground, but by the time the tow bar hardware is inserted and attached the tow bar fastens to the car at slightly higher than 18 inches from the ground. A 4" drop receiver on our 2002 Bounder brings me within Roadmaster's specs for height differential. I'm not sure about other than Roadmaster. I hope this helps.

I use a 10" up/down adapter like this... Up/Down Adapter. I also had a custom hitch shop add a reinforced 2" receiver, 2" above the stock location to get enough height to get my tow bar level.

However, my application is opposite of yours, and I would be really nervous trying to use one in the down position. If it impacts the ground, it will put stress on the hitch it was never designed for. I'd consider a change in base plate on the Jeep.

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Oh, this could be a good excuse to lift the Jeep for a little off road fun!

Yes, the bar should be within the mfgr's. specs, usually 2-3" up or down. I think the only solution is to put a longer drop on the RV in spite of Winnebago's limit, unless you think the drop will bottom out in driveways or gas stations.

Because of large distance past the rear wheels MH manufactures don't want you dragging the ground going out of driveways. You really need the drop hitch adapter. Since the drop adapters aren't sold by Walmart they are pricey. Load up the MH & full tanks before you pop for one.