To: Ben

[Huw Powell]

> The 4000 hitches I've seen are pretty good in that they bolt into the
> rear bucket and distribute the load quite nicely.  Although you could
> probably get away with even drilling a hole in the bumper and bolting
> a ball directly into it, I think you'll be better served by getting
> one that does not use the bumper to provide the structural support.
> The bumper should carry on ly a fraction of the load.

I wouldn't want to be "pulling" anything with the bumper.  While the 
shockmounts look pretty substantial, they're all for compressive forces. 
  As I recall, if you take one apart, there is only one 6 mm or so bolt 
to combat "tension," ie, pulling apart force.

It's not structural the way, say, a truck "step and tow" bumper would be.

-- 
Huw Powell

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