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Old 11-01-2011 | 01:16 PM
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I'm new to jeepin'. I got a 96 cherokee classic and I want to hook up a hitch. problem is where I hook the hitch upto the frame is enclosed and there is no way i can get the nut inside to secure the bolts i want to feed through. im wonderin if anybodies faced this problem before and how theyve hooked one up.
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Old 11-01-2011 | 03:25 PM
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They're call nut strips. The nuts are secured to a strip of metal and the whole thing is slid into the frame at the opening behind the bumper brackets.
Old 11-01-2011 | 07:58 PM
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thanks man you know where i could score some of these?
Old 11-01-2011 | 08:15 PM
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They usually come with the hitch, another type is carriage bolts with square spacers you fish in with a wire

Hitch Fishwire and Square Spacer
Old 11-01-2011 | 08:20 PM
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just make sure u use a high grade bolt on your hitch for obvious safety reasons
Old 11-01-2011 | 08:29 PM
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Hope this link works. If not just go to jcroffroad.com and look under Cherokee misc. http://www.jcroffroad.com/Merchant2/...ry_Code=XJMISC
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Thanks Fellas
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