So I bought a used receiver hitch from Christo in Golden for $50 several years ago and finally decided to take it back off and raise the hitch into the rear cross member. There was nothing wrong with the hitch and it was well worth the money I paid but it was dragging on rocks and the ground quite a bit and was getting a little rusty and needed paint. . I dug up a bunch of spare ironwork from work including bolts, angle iron and thick metal braces. The only thing I paid for was the 2” receiver and black paint. I was going to make it completely bolt on but decided to weld it to the rear cross member for a little more support. So far its working really well. Not perfect but it is only temporary and eventually I would like to remove the rear cross member and raise everything up. It was great having all the clearance with the bumper off.
