I need to buy a hitch for my 07 Sport and I was wondering what you guys recommend. I dont have time to order it online so I will need to purchase it from Ford or a autopart store. I dont need anyhting fancy. I was wondering what you guys thought of the the ones below. I will be towing my sportbike (400 and something lbs) and my trailer which weighs (290lbs)

 

Ford.

 

Yeah I agree... Ford.

It's not like the old days where a DrawTite or Reese would have been considered an upgrade. The factory hitch is top notch.

 

Shop price.
At those weights anything not made out of cardboard will get the job done.

 

Get the Ford hitch. You'll know that it will fit correctly.

 

Go to walmart!

 

Wait outside Walmart.
When someone comes out with a new hitch ask if you can have the box with the picture on it because now that I think about, you probably can tow 690 lbs with cardboard, no problem.

 

No kidding, I didn't notice the weights you would be towing when I read your post the first time. Unless you need the drop because your truck is lifted or something, just put a ball on the rear bumper.

 

Sorry guys, but my experience dictates that I STRONGLY disagree...

Towing my 7000lbs travel trailer, I've had 2 factory OEM receiver bend. Yes 2!!! And yes, I was well within all my weight limits, including tongue weight. Thinking that I was doing something severely wrong, I took my truck & trailer to 2 different hitch shops to have them inspect my setup. Both agreed that my setup was correct. And ironically both said that late-model Fords have been know to have weak/soft receivers.

The bending wasn't super major, mainly the 2"x2" square part got a little "rounded" versus being square. Again, nothing super dramatic, but definately enough to notice when using a weight-distribution hitch.

So I went out and replaced the 2nd OEM hitch with a Draw-tite class III/IV hitch, rated at 600/6000 weight carrying, and 1000,10000 weight-distributing. I've had it on for about a year, with about 10 towing trips, and so far it is holding up perfectly.

Moral of my story - If you don't already have a hitch, go with a good quality after-market one.

 

I don't know many motorcycles that weigh 7,000#s . .

The fit on the OEM hitch is far better than a lot of stuff I've seen in the past.

 

Thanks for the info, good to know. Do you have any pictures of your damaged OEM hitches or pictures of the new DrawTite?

PS: I'm not doubting you, but I don't really see how a square 2x2 ball mount could round a square 2x2 receiver.

 

Hell - when Raoul is done with buildin' chairs he could make you one out of some scrap wood ....

Be a good match with Kevin's wood intakes that jbrew ordered.

bubba

 

Yeah I have some pics, I'll try to find them & post them... Again, it wasn't super dramatic, but I could easily fit several quarters between the drawbar and the receiver. With a w/d hitch, it actually exerts UPWARD pressure on the hitch. Thus in my situation, the rearward upper part and the forward lower part of the receiver were a little rounded...

 

Kind of like the trailer was lifting the rear of the truck? Did you by chance happen to have trailer brakes and if so are you sure they were working properly?

I don't like it when trailers try to lift the rear end of the truck during braking. I'd much rather use more drop on my ball mount and have the trailer push down on the back of the truck during braking; you maintain more control in an emergency braking situation that way.

 

If you want to spend TWICE as much money for equally capable hitches, then get it from the dealer. Last I checked, the dealer wanted over $300 for the receiver. Check with your local parts store and get a Reese, Curt or other well-known manufacturer of hitches at half the cost of the dealer.

I've had a Curt Receiver on my truck since January 1, 2005 and have towed everything from a flatbed loaded with a '77 3/4 Chevy 4WD to my 30' TT loaded down over 8K lbs and more. The TT is towed using a Reese Weight Distributed hitch since the tongue weight of the TT is well over 800lbs.