nakedredneck

Has anyone ever installed the hitch onto a jeep that didn't originally have one? i picked one up from PnP and it has the holes, but no way to put a wrench on them, or access them inside the box part of the unibody. can i just drill holes to access the bolts so i can install the hitch?

OnlyInMyXJ22

Buy a nut strip. You can find them online or at the dealer.

deekay911

the hitch I bought had a handy wire spring that enabled you to set the bolts inside the box section of the chassis, aiming down through the chassis holes.

webb'scherokee

If you got your hitch from the salvage yard and it didn't come with the mounting bolts, let me know and I'll guide you thrum the installation. What year is your XJ. You will not need a weld nut strip on the driver's side if your XJ didn't come with one.

nakedredneck

it is a 92, and yes i got it from PnP, i already bought bolts for it.

andresr23

I have a 99 XJ and i got the hitch off a jeep liberty....the problem i have is that i cant bolt it on because the XJ was crashed from the rear and it messed up the chasis and it is.no longer straight and plus the holes dont have the nuts were the bolts go in...wat options do i have to install..or how can i go about it to weld on

dmill89

To start with a Liberty (KJ) hitch, isn't going to bolt up to an XJ (at least without significant modification), they are on a different platform.


OE hitches used nut strips (literally a strip of sheet metal with nuts welded to it) that slide into the frame rail (there is a cut out in the rear cross-member behind the bumper to put them in). Many aftermarket hitches use carriage bolts and blocks that you put in the frame rail with fish wire. Either method will work. The nut strips are readily available online, one in place you just thread the bolts in.


How bad is the damage to the rear (pics would help)? If there is any kind of significant damage to the rails you shouldn't be using it to tow/pull anything.


(Note: for future reference it is best to start an new thread rather than reviving a 3 year old one)

Crash_Course

If there is any kind of significant damage to the rails it shouldn't be on the road at all.