SAM
Well-Known Member
- First Name
- SAM
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2020
- Threads
- 3
- Messages
- 333
- Reaction score
- 362
- Vehicles
- Premium MME4X Iconic Silver
Got my Torklift hitch on Saturday and installed on it Sunday. I was watching the site and bought it when it was briefly (maybe for two days) on sale for $402.99 ($25.00 off).
Thanks to @dtbaker61 for the excellent write up on the install. Made it go a lot smoother for me. Also, thanks to @pohdyb for the hint of fishing the bolts head first. This made getting them in much easier. (see photo below)
There were a few surprises on my install that I don't remember seeing mentioned anywhere on the forum:
Thanks to @dtbaker61 for the excellent write up on the install. Made it go a lot smoother for me. Also, thanks to @pohdyb for the hint of fishing the bolts head first. This made getting them in much easier. (see photo below)
There were a few surprises on my install that I don't remember seeing mentioned anywhere on the forum:
- Step 3 of the instructions: Remove the speaker bracket. I spent a minute looking for it before I decided it just wasn't there. I think I found the screws where it should've been (see photos below). I guess since the rear speaker doesn't really do anything, they didn't install it (at least on my car built in the first week in May).
- As some others did, I used a pair of snips to make the cuts in the bumper and underbody. It was very easy to control the cuts and they came out smooth and straight. Also as some others did, I left the bumper flap (did not cut the top) and folded it up under the receiver. Worked well (see photos).
- Finally, there was a harness on the passenger side crossing between holes A and B for the carriage bolt attachment to the hitch. I hadn't seen this harness mentioned before. I thought I could slip the hitch under the harness or push the harness back behind the hitch but this was too difficult (for me) while trying to lift the hitch into place and feed it into the carriage bolts. I detached a clip holding the harness to the frame, which gave me enough slack to move the hitch under the harness and into the carriage bolts (see photos). After the install was done, I was able to push the harness behind the hitch and re-attach the clip. Removing the clip made the install a lot easier for me.