Riverdogrj wrote:
I have a receiver on the front of my tow vehicle & want to purchase a bike rack to mount. I want to make sure the bikes ride low enough so as not to obstruct my view. I am thinking of purchasing a tray style so the wheels sit in a tray & therefore ride a bit lower.
Can anyone give me a recommendation as to what works for them?
Hi,
Carrying bikes can always be an issue... When I had my 2003 K2500 Suburban I had a front bike rack. The bikes rode great up there. But...there where some down sides. Your GM should be close to what mine was, just you might have more ground clearance.
Here are some pics
The anti wiggle device. Some taped holes and jam nuts for jam screws
Issues I had.
I had to deal with the rack to lower the DW's bike so the head lights would shine over the tires. Sooner or later you will end up with bike on the front at night and have to deal with this. If the tires block the lights, it will really mess up the driving lights.
The wiggle of the rack. My receiver new... had a qty of play in it that the rack wobbled. I fixed that with the tap bolts in the side to take the play out. You really do not want a lot of wiggle.
Tanny heat. My GM rose 2 degrees due to the bikes blocking air flow. You have the same pan temp gauge I think as I did. 2 bikes is about it. Had a fellow RV'er with 4 on his K2500 Burb and he got in trouble one nasty hot summer day towing. He ended up taking the bikes apart and putting them in the camper and back of truck to get home.
And then there is the final one, the signal lights. You may want to check your state. There are DOT lighting laws that talk about seeing the turn signals etc straight on and at an angle. If I would of kept that truck and setup I was going to add auxiliary signals. I never made it to that point. Technically I'm fairly sure I was in trouble on one of the lighting standards.
When the new camper and truck came I was back to, how do I haul these things... The truck bed and tono was filled already.
So I made a TT A frame rack. My truck could take the added TW and I used the same Swagmen tire rack I had on the Burb. For me, this is by far the best setup I have had
Hope this helps and good luck
John
