Hitch for Thule bike rack: Curt or Draw Tite?

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Hi all,
I have a Thule "helium" hitch bike rack (pic here) and am trying to decide between the Curt or the Draw-Tite receivers (here).

The Curt receiver looks like it might be a little bit longer and stick out farther from the back of the car. The end of the receiver needs to be at least 4.5" from the rear of the "pin hole" to the edge of the bumper or the rack wouldn't fit on it without hitting the bumper (I hope I'm explaining this well enough). I really don't want to have to add an extension to the receiver if I don't have to. Any feedback on these two hitches would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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I don’t have those hitches I got a draw tite hidden hitch but looking at a pic of your rack mounted to a subaru I don’t think you’ll have any issues with any of the hitches.
 
 




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