Hidden Hitch Class III/ Shocks ?

[tklm539]

Has anyone tried a Hidden Hitch listed with JC Whitney on a M1009?

I need to put on a receiver that has a higher TW than the stock bumper will allow with a bolt on step bumper type. It says it will bolt on with little or no drilling.
Hitch
http://www.jcwhitney.com/HIDDEN-HIT...9930_N_111+1985+200728441+600002324_10101.jcw


Also, if adding a plow and towing (not at the same time) are HD coil over shocks better or progressive spring helpers?

Shocks
http://www.jcwhitney.com/GABRIEL-HE...6170_N_111+1985+200728441+600003409_10101.jcw
Springs
http://www.jcwhitney.com/HELLWIG-LO...5980_N_111+1985+200728441+600003409_10101.jcw

Thanks

 

[AJMBLAZER]

I beleive...the D-ring mounts in the rear are in the way of the civilian hitch mounts. We had to hand make mine. Know anyone handy with a welder/torch?

Coil over spring shocks are...70's tech...and they were pretty cheesy then. You get a small weight carrying increase at the cost of VAST over dampening. If you need more capacity you probably want to do something like the spring helpers there or a long add-a-leaf. Did Armada ever tell you the maker of those leaf springs?

 

[CCATLETT1984]

yup the brackets are in the way of the hitch, you should be able to modify the hitch to fit.

if you really need the extra weight cap, then get a set of the air bags that mount between the spring and the frame, that way they are only helping when you need them. a small 12v air compressor is more than enough to fill them up, so no air source is needed.

For the front if adding a plow, just go to a spring shop and have a set of HD packs build, you can also run air bags up front, but having a beefier spring pack will do wonders. Plus you will get the benefit of getting rid of the 2" of sag that is usually in the pack.

 

[Bigmillman]

How do you know how much sag you have? Just wondering.

 

[motorolanut]

Before I sold mine I installed a 2 inch Ball Pintle Combo on mine....Now Keep in mind I never towed more than #3000 lbs trailer with it. I removed the regular pintle and replaced it with one from Northern Tool or something.
It worked great too...Of course I would never tow much more weight with the Blazer considering it is a 1/2 ton
chassis anyway with marginal cooling for the tranny.

 

[maritimer]

i have the pintle/2" ball replacement as well in place of the milspec pintle, while the heaviest i trailered is 2 cords of wood. i have used it as an attachment point to pull trees down and stumps out. with no issues at all

 

[JohnFire]

I also recommend hunting through the threads by doing a search. I know we hit hitches up pretty heavy a couple months ago. I have a putnam class III on mine. Had to remove the 1" crossbar, and the pintle plate. I intend on chopping the plate, rewelding it and it should then fit right on top the hitch.

 

[Recovry4x4]

As far as the springover shocks, shock mounts were never designed to carry weight.