PDX.Zs wrote:
Anyway, draw.tite makes a hitch that is narrower in the top section that may fit in between the channel and actually reaches further forward than even the Curt unit. But it is only rated to 1200lbs. Even so it is clearly more robust than the stock unit.
PDX Zs, Did you ever get a chance to check out the Reese 45013 hitch? You may find that it too is "narrower in the top section" than the Curt, as well as "reaches further forward" than the Curt, just like the DrawTite 41930... only instead of being limited to 1,200 lbs WD, it is rated to 1,400 lbs tongue weight WD.
Furthermore, being a 2.5" receiver, the Reese 45013 can handle WD ball mounts that are rated up to 1,700 lbs, where the typical 2" WD ball mount is often limited to 1,200 lbs.
In case you hadn't had a chance to look it up yet, I'm going to post a photo of each, so you can see the similarities between the DrawTite Ultra Frame and the Reese Titan (both produced by the same company Cequent), as well as note their differences.
The Reese has an extra hole in the forward most mounting foot, for a total of eight (8) attachment points versus the Drawtite's six (6) attachment points.
And, as earlier mentioned, the Reese receiver is larger in cross section (diameter) of the cross member tube, as well as the receiver itself.
