etrailer | 2020 Dodge Durango Draw-Tite Max-Frame Trailer Hitch Receiver: Complete Installation

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Today, we're gonna be going over, and showing you how to install, the Draw-Tite trailer hitch receiver, here on a 2020 Dodge Durango. So, this is what our trailer hitch is gonna look like installed. And, as we can see, everything is actually hidden behind the bumper here. So, the hitch has a completely factory-like appearance, while we have the cover panel installed. When we're ready to use the hitch, it's very easy to remove this. There's gonna be two tabs at the bottom.

We'll simply twist those, and we can pry the bottom section out. And there'll be a couple of clips at the top. As you can see here, here is the receiver tube for our trailer hitch. So, adding a trailer hitch to your Durango, it's gonna be an excellent option, because it's gonna make your vehicle that much more versatile. Now, we can obviously use the trailer hitch for towing, but if we wanted to hit the trails, or free up some space inside the vehicle for those long road trips, we can easily attach either a hitch-mounted cargo carrier, or a hitch-mounted bike rack.

So, in regards to towing, our trailer hitch here has a class three rating. That's gonna provide us with a 7,500 pound gross trailer weight rating. That's the amount we can pull outward on our receiver tube. Now keep in mind, these capacities are for the hitch only, the vehicle is rated separately. So, we need to abide by the lower of the two rated components, whether that's the vehicle or the hitch.

The vehicle capacities can be found in your owner's manual. I would also like to point out that, if we wanna use a weight distribution system, this trailer hitch is rated for this. So, you'll be happy to know that, because of the larger two inch by two inch receiver tube opening, we're gonna have plenty of bike rack and cargo carrier options to choose from. Make sure you check out our selection here at etrailer. So, if we take a closer look at the receiver tube, on the side here, we're gonna get our industry standard 5/8 inch diameter hitch pin hole.

That's gonna accept a standard 5/8 inch diameter hitch pin-and-clip. Keep in mind, these are gonna be sold separately, most bike racks and cargo carriers, however, do come with their own. You have plenty to choose from here at etrailer, as well, along with some locking options. Now, tucked back behind here a little bit more, we're gonna have our safety chain loops. Those are gonna accept both the larger clevis style hooks, as well as the smaller S-type hooks. So, now I have a couple of measurements for you here. They're gonna help you when you're selecting your hitch-mounted accessories. The first one is gonna be the distance from the ground to the top inside edge of the receiver tube. That's gonna be useful when you're selecting your ball mount, so you can make sure you get the correct rise and drop to tow your trailer level. So, this one's gonna be about 19 3/4. And then finally, we have the distance from the center of the hitch pin hole to the outside edge of the bumper. That'll be useful when you're selecting your folding accessories, such as a bike rack or cargo carrier. That way you can make sure that while those accessories are in the folded position, that they don't contact the vehicle. And this one here, is gonna be right about three inches. So, in regards to installation, this one's pretty straightforward. It's definitely something I think you guys can do at home by yourselves. Keep in mind, we do have to remove the rear bumper. I know that may sound like a daunting task, but it's actually not that hard at all. And we can walk you through the entire process step by step now. So to start off our installation here, we're gonna be coming to either side of the vehicle. We're over here on the driver's side, just as a point of reference for you guys. So, we're gonna be coming directly in our wheel well here, so directly behind our rear wheel. So, we're gonna be focusing on the fasteners inside here. So, to start off, we're gonna take an eight millimeter socket, and you're gonna have one bolt at the very bottom here. We're gonna go ahead and remove that. Once we get that one out, we're gonna take a 3/16 inch drill bit, and we're gonna have two plastic rivets. We have one down here, one up here. We're gonna remove these both by drilling out the center of them with our drill bit. So, it's kinda hard to get the drill into this area here, so you will have to go in at an angle. Now, they don't alw