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Shane826 · 10-30-2018, 04:47 PM

Well I'll be damned... Found this excerpt from a 2007 Toyota 4Runner V6 owner's manual:

"Do not install weight distributing
hitch to weight carrying hitch receiver
because it will be damaged
your vehicle."

Grammar is not mine, that is a direct quote. Apparently the V8 models have the hitch attached to the frame rails instead of the crossmember. Next step, does anyone make an aftermarket hitch receiver that would bolt to the frame rails? Or would one from a V8 model bolt onto your V6 model? Would Toyota actually make these vehicles THAT different?

Maybe an inquiry to etrailer.com would produce a lead?

10-30-2018, 04:47 PM	#3
Shane826 TrailManor Master Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,844	Well I'll be damned... Found this excerpt from a 2007 Toyota 4Runner V6 owner's manual: "Do not install weight distributing hitch to weight carrying hitch receiver because it will be damaged your vehicle." Grammar is not mine, that is a direct quote. Apparently the V8 models have the hitch attached to the frame rails instead of the crossmember. Next step, does anyone make an aftermarket hitch receiver that would bolt to the frame rails? Or would one from a V8 model bolt onto your V6 model? Would Toyota actually make these vehicles THAT different? Maybe an inquiry to etrailer.com would produce a lead? __________________ 2007/21 TM 3326 (Pride of the Fleet) 2000 2720SL (Rebuild Project) 2002 2619 (Parts TM) SMARTER THAN GOOGLE!