Stock Raptor hitch is very weak

[EricM]

So the stock Gen II hitch is that stub welded to a portion of the bumper support? You bolted on a standard frame mount hitch like the Gen 1 trucks have- I was wondering how you had 2 on at the same time.

Seems like major step backwards not being able to use a true frame mount hitch without ditching your spare.

I'd bet a dollar they sacrificed the full frame mount hitch so they could move the spare tire and free up room for rear exit exhaust.

 

[Trick.Raptor]

Yours is a 1st gen. If i remember right, my 1st gen had a proper hitch. My 2nd gen has a bumper mount with a hitch built in. Never had issues on my 1st gen. That said, the 2nd gen does tow fantastic aside from the garbage OE hitch.

Damn I had no idea the Gen2 has a bumper mount. Wow that's just plain dumb considering the SCREW can tow just as much as the Gen1.


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[Dane]

Yours is a 1st gen. If i remember right, my 1st gen had a proper hitch. My 2nd gen has a bumper mount with a hitch built in. Never had issues on my 1st gen. That said, the 2nd gen does tow fantastic aside from the garbage OE hitch.

Wait. The Gen 2 doesn't come with a real hitch package?! That wasn't even an option on the Gen 1, it was standard.

 

[dewalt]

"bumper" bolts to trailer hitch. Hitch is a chunk of box bolted to frame, with receiver welded underneath An AD bumper bolts to hitch

 

[Ray Knight]

So the stock Gen II hitch is that stub welded to a portion of the bumper support? You bolted on a standard frame mount hitch like the Gen 1 trucks have- I was wondering how you had 2 on at the same time.

Seems like major step backwards not being able to use a true frame mount hitch without ditching your spare.

I'd bet a dollar they sacrificed the full frame mount hitch so they could move the spare tire and free up room for rear exit exhaust.

Yep. It LOOKS like a real hitch but its only a small box section welded to the rear bumper mount. Fortunately i'm used to not having a spare. I generally use a slime inflator kit. I feel safer doing that quickly on the roadside vs jacking the truck and swapping the wheel. I don't want to crawl under the car to get the spare on the highway thats for sure! I carried the slime kit anyways .but damn the spare would not even fit deflated and vacuumed flat.

 

[Ray Knight]

Wait. The Gen 2 doesn't come with a real hitch package?! That wasn't even an option on the Gen 1, it was standard.

The gen 1 hitch setup was much more robust. The class 4 will handle up to 12,000# so i am glad to upgrade it but obviously would prefer it to have a proper hitch from the start. I mean they charge almost 2k for graphics and can't put a real hitch on it?

 

[BIG TIME BALLER]

Doesn't look like it bent, looks like that is how it was to begin with?

Agreed... if you want to know if it was bent. Just measure the angle of that welded L bracket above the hitch. If it’s greater than 90 degrees, it bent.

 

[Johnkn]

Thanks for the pics, is it the piece that receives the ball mount that has twisted or more than that? Wondering if a good welding shop could reinforce the stock hitch (prior to being bent) so the spare could be retained? Is there a class 4 that appears stock and allow spare retention? Good luck...

 

[dew.man]

My gen2 has a frame mounted hitch, just like my gen1 did. I towed the same #6k boat, and now a #7k+ TT with a weight distributing hitch, for several thousand miles with ZERO issues.

Where does this shit come from!?

 

[EricM]

My gen2 has a frame mounted hitch, just like my gen1 did. I towed the same #6k boat, and now a #7k+ TT with a weight distributing hitch, for several thousand miles with ZERO issues.

Where does this shit come from!?

Can you unbolt the hitch from the Gen 2 truck and still mount the OEM bumper as normal? Or is the bumper support really the hitch too?