Doppleganger
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More idiocracy......
https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/what-have-you-done-to-your-square-lately.3435/post-847868
So I got a response from Draw Tite's tech yesterday about my modding the hitch to fit the full sized spare. They said it would be fine for 'anything I wanted to haul within the specs of the hitch.' Fking A.
Here is a REALLY basic mock up of the side plate I'm using to comp for the most forward hole I cut off of the hitch. I removed two 9/16" original mount bolts from under the frame, upped the remaining 6 to 5/8 and then added 8 more 5/8' bolts horizontally. Still going to make some 1/4" thick washer-plates for the backside.
The plate is 3/4" thick milled to 1/4" on the top half (bottom is a 1/2 step) so it mounts flush on the sides of the hitch and frame. Will look much better when its powder coated and the hitch is trimmed (and re-powder coated also).
https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/what-have-you-done-to-your-square-lately.3435/post-847868
So I got a response from Draw Tite's tech yesterday about my modding the hitch to fit the full sized spare. They said it would be fine for 'anything I wanted to haul within the specs of the hitch.' Fking A.
Here is a REALLY basic mock up of the side plate I'm using to comp for the most forward hole I cut off of the hitch. I removed two 9/16" original mount bolts from under the frame, upped the remaining 6 to 5/8 and then added 8 more 5/8' bolts horizontally. Still going to make some 1/4" thick washer-plates for the backside.
The plate is 3/4" thick milled to 1/4" on the top half (bottom is a 1/2 step) so it mounts flush on the sides of the hitch and frame. Will look much better when its powder coated and the hitch is trimmed (and re-powder coated also).
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