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Old 10-05-2003, 03:39 PM   #1
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Question Moving hitch to a new truck

I know I've seen similar questions before, but I'm about to move from the Tundra to a Silverado 2500. How do I make sure my hitch ball is at the right height? I have a Reese dual cam hitch. Right off I'm a little leery about a DIY job as I don't have wrenches for those large bolts. Heck I might need different parts from Reese.

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Old 10-05-2003, 03:47 PM   #2
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The first thing I'd do is measure from the top of the 2" opening in each truck's hitch receiver to the ground. That'll give you a pretty good idea of how much the drop of the hitch head has to be on each truck to get the top of the ball at the same height.
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Ken, you outta have a wrench to fit those bolts anyway - you need to check them periodically to make sure they're not loosening up on you.

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