solutions for sloppy hitch?

SCVJeff wrote:
I had the shop drill a hole and weld a grade 8 nut along with a bolt and stop washer into the side of the hitch and that quiets down any noise and slop I had once tight.

Look at it this way: You can grind paint to weld in the X heading or you can wear the paint off with hitch slop you have. So.....

I like this idea, except I'm borrowing the truck from Fiat and I don't want to be making any permanent mods.

You're right about the paint - it's already wearing on the sides from one 200 mile trip.

I'm going to sand the paint off and have a welding shop up the street lay down a few beads for me, then I can grind them down as needed.

Thanks for the feedback everyone :)

I was lucky with my first hitch, a fixed drop Reese - it fit very snug in the receiver on the old truck, no slop at all.