15+ F150 - Breakaway Cable anchor?
For those with a current model F150, any recommendations on where/how to anchor the breakaway cable? I've never liked anchoring it to the hitch, as it would do no good in the case of a hitch fail...
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Mickeyfan0805 wrote:
Thanks for those who have offered suggestions. I have been under the truck and haven't seen any good independent locations (the bumper is integrated to the hitch and would likely be part of any failure) - but I'll look for a hidden loop as suggested above.
For those who don't isolate the cable to a different mounting point - more power to you. I simply prefer the redundancy created by a separate mount.
I have been looking for a good place myself with little success. For those who don't understand the hitch on the newer Fords is an integral part of the bumper. My guess is that it is placed outside of the crush zone so that if you are rear-ended the hitch will bend with the bumper and not cause whip-lash. It did just that when I got rear-ended a year ago. On the other hand, I would feel safer towing if the hitch was frame mounted like it used to be. That also might allow more aggressive use of torsion bars to better level the truck when towing.
My best guess right now for securing the break-away is to attach a
long zip tie to the spare tire with it hanging down far enough to put a clip on.
