Tow Hitch Questions

[kach22i]

Tow Hitch Questions.

Vehicle: 1998 S10 LS 4x4 pick-up sportside 6ft bed 4.3L V6 automatic trans.

I have existing mounting holes in the frame, just over 1-inch in diameter and about 38 inches apart. Just two holes total, don't know if the bumper is a bracing point.

I can see a bright green flat wiring connection clip in good condition already in place on top of the frame just below the right tail light.

I need to tow only about 1,000 pounds, but expect to put at least a level II tow hitch on it.

I dislike tow hitches which rust out after a couple of years and also leave your wiring dangling about. I would like a good quality hitch, preferably one with a plug-in type brake light hook up.

I don't weld, and my old rusty hitch is about 6 inches shorter than I need and uses 4 smaller bolt holes.


Question-1: Will a wiring harness just plug into the flat green clip?

Question-2: Where did you get a hitch at, did you do it yourself?


The place which put on my last two hitches (one rusted out) on the Tracker moved or is out of business, and money is tight - please help.


Yea, I know it's rusty down under there - it's an 11 year old Michigan truck.

[vash]

i had a company like Uhaul install it. my friend worked there. it was cheap without any friend discount. my truck was pre-wired for trailer lights. i believe they came with the tow package. i got the class3 (?) hitch..

[ednj]

Cool boat!

http://www.ontheball.com/taillight_convert.htm

http://www.hitchtrader.com/

http://www.etrailer.com/

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by ednj

Cool boat!

http://www.ontheball.com/taillight_convert.htm

http://www.hitchtrader.com/

http://www.etrailer.com/

Thanks for the links, they look good - I'll look at them more after work.

The "boat" is a hovercraft, and the fabric skirt which fills up with air has been removed for alterations/modifications.

[Dantilla]

U-Haul is good at this. They probably have a bolt-up hitch designed for the S-10, along with an adapter for lights that will plug directly into your current harness.

[URY914]

Try the yellow pages there will be plenty of places selling hitches. If they don't have it in stock they can get it in a day. Bolt on is very easy- no drilling required.

[Zeke]

Plug and play trailer harnesses are available online. Ebay, Harbor Freight, etc.

[kach22i]

The stuff at AutoZone is the same junk on-line, I just don't like the looks of it (Reese). I've had "Draw Tite" and "Hidden Hitch'" on my Tracker, they both rusted out in about five years.

I got a quote from the local U-Haul, Level-3, installed $300. It's a powder coated finish and for $5 more you get life time rust through protection. The labor fee is only about $50.00 and the parts they use look way above average to me.

I might wait until after taxes to do this though, I could get all cheap about this again. I could yank the tow wiring harness out of the Tracker and save even more money.

I'm still thinking about this, no rush until early June.