GX460 Trailer Hitch Question (1 Viewer)

[colby1979]

A couple months ago I purchased a 2011 GX460 as its a way more practical DD than my built 200. Anyway, the prior owner removed the factory trailer hitch as his wife was banging her knee on it, the hitch was included but all the mounting hardware was mia... Does anyone by chance have a list or specs/demensions of what fasteners I would need to remount the hitch? I'm really loving the GX but would like to hook up to the trailer if needed!

Thanks!
Colby

 

[rav8]

These may or may not be the same.
You may be able to print that hardware list and pay your Lexus dealer (or hardware store) to procure them. Good luck!

 

[colby1979]

These may or may not be the same.
You may be able to print that hardware list and pay your Lexus dealer (or hardware store) to procure them. Good luck!

Perfect, that's exactly what I was looking for!

 

[Rednexus]

M12X1.25 hardware is not hard to find and will be vastly cheaper from a local source as opposed to Lexus. Most auto parts stores should have a big selection of boxed metric hardware that is grade 10.9 (which I would use for this application) and coated. Otherwise, you can get it at most any hardware store, or a farm store (my local Rural King sells nuts/bolts by the pound), although they might not have the best corrosion-resistant coating.

 

[colby1979]

M12X1.25 hardware is not hard to find and will be vastly cheaper from a local source as opposed to Lexus. Most auto parts stores should have a big selection of boxed metric hardware that is grade 10.9 (which I would use for this application) and coated. Otherwise, you can get it at most any hardware store, or a farm store (my local Rural King sells nuts/bolts by the pound), although they might not have the best corrosion-resistant coating.

Yes sir, that's my plan!

 

[r2m]

M12X1.25 hardware is not hard to find and will be vastly cheaper from a local source as opposed to Lexus. Most auto parts stores should have a big selection of boxed metric hardware that is grade 10.9 (which I would use for this application) and coated. Otherwise, you can get it at most any hardware store, or a farm store (my local Rural King sells nuts/bolts by the pound), although they might not have the best corrosion-resistant coating.

Love when I a hardware store sells individual fasteners when you only need a few and don't want to buy the box of 50 or 100. We have a small local hardware store that sells fasteners like that, and I'm always in there looking for specialty fasteners when I only need a few. I already have bins/boxes of of most all the common sizes, and don't need a box of some odd size that I'd probably never need again.
Also, if you're not near a good hardware store, there's always McMaster-Carr: McMaster-Carr - https://www.mcmaster.com/
They have EVERYTHING! In my field, we call it the R&D engineers bible.

 

[colby1979]

Love when I a hardware store sells individual fasteners when you only need a few and don't want to buy the box of 50 or 100. We have a small local hardware store that sells fasteners like that, and I'm always in there looking for specialty fasteners when I only need a few. I already have bins/boxes of of most all the common sizes, and don't need a box of some odd size that I'd probably never need again.
Also, if you're not near a good hardware store, there's always McMaster-Carr: McMaster-Carr - https://www.mcmaster.com/
They have EVERYTHING! In my field, we call it the R&D engineers bible.

Yes sir, I've spent lots of time with my nose in a grainger catalog ordering for my old shop. I plan to hit the hardware store next time I'm in town and see if I can scrounge up the needed fasteners first though.