I bought the Slee Rear Bumper last summer and have been real happy with it. Slee came out with an option for a Rear Bumper Hitch receiver system:
http://www.sleeoffroad.com/products/products_receivers.htm
The adapter is if you want a bike rack but has no strength. I am thinking about towing a camper to Moab this year, so I bought the receiver system. Although it's not officially rated for load, I should have no problem towing a camper over the mountain passes.
The hardest and longest part of the job is cutting the hole in the crossmember. Since I have a fairly new bumper, it already had a cutout for this receiver.
I elected to cut the hole with the bumper on. The die grinder can't get the corners without cutting through the bumper, so I used a drill to make enough notches around the corner. The other option is to remove the bumper and cut the slot, then you don't have to worry about cutting parts of the bumper. The die grinder and drill method worked just fine for me.
Next, you have to cut a hole in the backside of the crossmember. You want it wide enough you can get the nut plates in and hold while you thread the bolts. You also need to make sure the hole is tall enough. I cut the hole and then there was a 1/4" lip preventing the receiver from fitting properly. The crossmember and you are at an angle, so its easy to mis-judge (at least that's the way I see it!)
Once you get the reciver in, install the two side brackets. They mount to were the spare tire plate was. Then tie the brackets to the reciever and tighten everything down.
Using the holes on the front plate, drill the holes using a 1/2" bit. I don't have a drill doctor and it took me two bits. If the drill stops chewing, time for a new or sharper bit.
Then hold the nut plates while threading the bolts. This was easiest from the bottom so you could see both sides.
http://www.sleeoffroad.com/products/products_receivers.htm
The adapter is if you want a bike rack but has no strength. I am thinking about towing a camper to Moab this year, so I bought the receiver system. Although it's not officially rated for load, I should have no problem towing a camper over the mountain passes.
The hardest and longest part of the job is cutting the hole in the crossmember. Since I have a fairly new bumper, it already had a cutout for this receiver.
I elected to cut the hole with the bumper on. The die grinder can't get the corners without cutting through the bumper, so I used a drill to make enough notches around the corner. The other option is to remove the bumper and cut the slot, then you don't have to worry about cutting parts of the bumper. The die grinder and drill method worked just fine for me.
Next, you have to cut a hole in the backside of the crossmember. You want it wide enough you can get the nut plates in and hold while you thread the bolts. You also need to make sure the hole is tall enough. I cut the hole and then there was a 1/4" lip preventing the receiver from fitting properly. The crossmember and you are at an angle, so its easy to mis-judge (at least that's the way I see it!)
Once you get the reciver in, install the two side brackets. They mount to were the spare tire plate was. Then tie the brackets to the reciever and tighten everything down.
Using the holes on the front plate, drill the holes using a 1/2" bit. I don't have a drill doctor and it took me two bits. If the drill stops chewing, time for a new or sharper bit.
Then hold the nut plates while threading the bolts. This was easiest from the bottom so you could see both sides.