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Moving a Draw-Tite hitch from a 1980 to a 1992 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Bond. James Bond. on  Sat Jan 27 09:44 CST 2007 [RELATED]

Greetings--

Maybe it's time for my backup car to take its last ride.

It's got a Draw-Tite hitch that uses the bumper bolts (you just substitute longer bolts to grip both the hitch and the bumper mounts).

I would like to move this hitch to the 1992. Buuuut...the newer cars have the lighter-duty bumpers and they have smaller gauge bolts. The question is--will that hitch from the early model fit on the late model, AND would the flimsier bolts carry the load?

In a related story, my newer car has been hit from behind at least twice. The interior structure has slight damage at one of the bolt mounts with a welded patch over a tear in the sheet metal.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Doug Harvey






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