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Old Dec 10, 2011 | 09:59 AM
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As far as a hitch, you can use any 05+

This is the one I installed on my '11

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033WDDZ6


Drop of the draw bar depends on the trailer.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2011 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by rapta619
08 was a changeover. so prolly. Man those trucks looks like they hit a brick wall.... but anyways I would stick to anything 08 and over
I believe the changes where merely front end, Doors, Box, ect are all the same. Woman at my work bought a 08 after seeing my 05. Same color and a club cab lol

But other then the front it looks the same.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2011 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by DodgeFreq
thank you for all the insight for the types and styles of hitches but i still havent figured out what model years i can pull from. is it like the third brake light and i can pull one off a 2nd gen or am i limited to 08 and newer?
You should be able to pull from any 05 and up. The 2nd gens didn't use the same style of hitch so far as I know.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2011 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Eimer123
If you do not have the factory hitch, you will have that bar, you just need to buy the kit that bolts onto it.
this is exactly what I did with mine.

I bought the curt kit from rock auto.


one thing to note: you'll need a 1/2" allen socket, that you can torque to 200 ft/lbs. I got mine at harbor freight in a kit of such sockets.
 
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