Nice - I think I may invest in one of those. I'd love to get that portable winch that plugs in to the receiver. I have a 4" lift too, so that will bring it up a bit for me. Thanks for sharing the pics!!

 

yes, with a lift shouldnt be bad. i have 2 inch spacers front and rear and its not as bad now.

when i put it in at stock height i found it very annoying that i couldnt just roll up to some curbs/sidewalks in parking spots without worrying about hitting.

there are so many possible uses, hitch rack on front for fishing cooler, fishing poles, winch mount, recovery point (especially if you dont have tow hooks like me) and any mount you can buy or make for a 2" reciever.
best part is, they dont block the tailgate or liftgate on the back of the truck, or you can tow a trailer at the same time.

 

Yep, this is the fishing rig I made out of a Hitch Haul. Complete with rod holders, cup/gear holders, lights and a 12v outlet:

 

nice setup hammer, i have the same hitch haul just need to set it up similar to yours.

work, time, kids, and money been interfering with playtime though.

 

I just ordered a Draw Tite front receiver (part 65058 $140 - free shipping). This one said I could keep my tow hooks, but appears to be a similar setup, guessing just some longer bolts to accommodate for the tow hooks again. I went with this over Curt because the Curt one said to remove the hooks. I'll keep you posted on install, etc.

 

Be sure to post up pictures of the finished install!!

 

So I got the receiver - directions make it sound easy and it would be if things matched up like they should, but of course they don't. I used a floor jack to hold the receiver up, make sure to loosen up the front bolts of the tow hooks if you have 'em. If you don't have tow hooks, this job would be EASY. My tow hooks made things difficult. Had to take a grinder to one to make a little room. Draw Tite could have made things a little more forgiving. Also, if you have tow hooks, you'll need to pull out the rubber grommet on them, otherwise those holes will never match up. I still have to finish the job - that's today's task - drill a couple of holes and fish through the bolts. Hopefully this part goes quicker. I'll try and post up some pics when it's done.

 

I just got my hidden hitch one today, I havent even taken it out of the box yet cause to little woman probably will get pissed. My next day off is monday so I'll have it installed then with pictures. Hopefully my rims will be out of powder coaters then too so I can mount up my 35's

 

Quick follow up as I've finished my install. What a royal PIA!! Draw-tite did a horrible job of putting this together. The shims they include wouldn't fit in the hole in the frame - I had to grind down each of them significantly to fit through. Then the pre-drilled holes that you fish the bolt through were too small for the bolts they included - of course I didn't realize this until I'd already started fishing the bolt through the frame. Needless to say it took me 2 hrs to widen the hole without clipping the fish line and losing the bolt in the frame! Knowing that - the other side took 5 minutes to do after I reamed the hell out of the hole - bolt slid right through. It's done, solid and hope I'll get some good use out of it, but in hindsight - if I knew how much of a hassle a simple 4-bolt install was gonna be, I'd maybe pass. Luckily I have a grinder, air compressor and the right tools to git'r'done. It may be easier for those that don't have tow hooks as well. I spent plenty of time monkeying around with the tow hooks in this whole install.

Overall, it looks good and maybe I'll be happier once I put it to some use and feel like I got my money out of the hassles. I'll try and get some pics up too, but wanted to throw my feedback out there.

 

Glad you fought through it and got it done. Proper fit, proper height and easy install was the reason I spent more on the Warn receiver for my GC. Although I'm sure keeping the tow hooks made it more difficult to install.

It's always good to add another "front receiver guy" to the group. Waiting for them pics...