I have my 2000 Jeep Cherokee set up for towing behind the camper. This worked well, with no extension required, with the Northstar 8.5 Arrow. My AF990 extends somewhat further back requiring a different approach.After looking at lots of alternatives for extending the tow bar attach point I have decided to just go ahead and buy the Torklift Superhitch Original with a 3 foot SuperTruss. This will also require me to replace the rear Torklift tiedowns with a different part number.Install looks relatively straightforward but will require me to remove the current tiedowns and relocate the Hellwig sway bar brackets. The new hitch will install under the existing factory hitch.Any comments, suggestions, or pointers before I jump into this project?

Fishing the frame for bolt install isn't too bad. Follow the directions and use the correct star washers. I'm using a different swaybar. It all all eventually fits.

If your truck has a larger than factory exhaust system or a short bed or both, the Torklift Superhitch will reduce the size of what spare tire you can carry. I carry a 285/70R17 and it is the absolute maximum; I'm pretty sure if I didn't have air bags that the tire would rub on the diff cover. It has never hit, but it's damn close, and I rotated my spare into the rotation in hopes that it will wear down some and give me a little more clearance! If your truck is a long bed, you won't have to worry about this as much, I don't think, as I believe a long bed is at least slightly longer between the rear axle and bumper, despite the fact that most of the distance is between the cab and axle.

twodownzero wrote:If your truck has a larger than factory exhaust system or a short bed or both, the Torklift Superhitch will reduce the size of what spare tire you can carry. I carry a 285/70R17 and it is the absolute maximum; I'm pretty sure if I didn't have air bags that the tire would rub on the diff cover. It has never hit, but it's damn close, and I rotated my spare into the rotation in hopes that it will wear down some and give me a little more clearance! If your truck is a long bed, you won't have to worry about this as much, I don't think, as I believe a long bed is at least slightly longer between the rear axle and bumper, despite the fact that most of the distance is between the cab and axle.I have to air down my spare 19.5 to zero psi. Otherwise it doesn't fit. Stock tire size should have no problem. I also have onboard air via AirZenith.

I agree with twodownzero that it is a tight fit to get the SuperHitch installed with the spare tire. I had to lower my spare a little to push it forward to install the hitch. After it was installed I was able to crank the spare back into place. I removed the factory hitch and the SuperHitch and SuperTruss combination works great for towing our boat.

Odds are the OP has a LB truck as he now has a AF990 on it the I don't think anyone one is going to try to put on a SB, will maybe someone might.:)He is also running dually so that is another pretty good sign that it is a LB and most likely stock size tires. When I installed the Torklift Super Hitch on the 2013 3500 dually that I use to have it was tight getting the spare back up but it went and I didn't have to do anything to it.

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NEOK
Explorer
May 10, 2015
I agree with twodownzero that it is a tight fit to get the SuperHitch installed with the spare tire. I had to lower my spare a little to push it forward to install the hitch. After it was installed I was able to crank the spare back into place. I removed the factory hitch and the SuperHitch and SuperTruss combination works great for towing our boat.
wcjeep
Explorer
May 10, 2015
twodownzero wrote:
If your truck has a larger than factory exhaust system or a short bed or both, the Torklift Superhitch will reduce the size of what spare tire you can carry. I carry a 285/70R17 and it is the absolute maximum; I'm pretty sure if I didn't have air bags that the tire would rub on the diff cover. It has never hit, but it's damn close, and I rotated my spare into the rotation in hopes that it will wear down some and give me a little more clearance! If your truck is a long bed, you won't have to worry about this as much, I don't think, as I believe a long bed is at least slightly longer between the rear axle and bumper, despite the fact that most of the distance is between the cab and axle.

I have to air down my spare 19.5 to zero psi. Otherwise it doesn't fit. Stock tire size should have no problem. I also have onboard air via AirZenith.
twodownzero
Explorer
May 10, 2015
If your truck has a larger than factory exhaust system or a short bed or both, the Torklift Superhitch will reduce the size of what spare tire you can carry. I carry a 285/70R17 and it is the absolute maximum; I'm pretty sure if I didn't have air bags that the tire would rub on the diff cover. It has never hit, but it's damn close, and I rotated my spare into the rotation in hopes that it will wear down some and give me a little more clearance! If your truck is a long bed, you won't have to worry about this as much, I don't think, as I believe a long bed is at least slightly longer between the rear axle and bumper, despite the fact that most of the distance is between the cab and axle.
wcjeep
Explorer
May 10, 2015
Fishing the frame for bolt install isn't too bad. Follow the directions and use the correct star washers. I'm using a different swaybar. It all all eventually fits.

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