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2-5/16" ball tow bar?

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by StearmanNut, Oct 17, 2006.

  1. Oct 17, 2006
    StearmanNut

    StearmanNut New Member

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    Does anyone know where you can get a tow bar for a 2-5/16" ball? I only see them available for the 2" balls. Just looking for one that'll clamp onto the front bumper of an old CJ on the one end, and drop onto the 2-5/16" ball on my truck on the other end.

    Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
     
    StearmanNut, Oct 17, 2006
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  2. Oct 17, 2006
    jd7

    jd7 Sponsor

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    TSC the last I bought
     
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    xalexjx

    xalexjx New Member

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    just get a 2" ball for your truck,
     
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  4. Oct 17, 2006
    tommy b

    tommy b Member

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    U-Haul uses 2 5/16" balls.

    tommy b
     
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  5. Oct 17, 2006
    StearmanNut

    StearmanNut New Member

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    Putting a 2" ball on the truck is too logical. The two trailers I tow both use a 2-5/16" ball, so I'm trying to keep things consistent.
     
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    66cj5

    66cj5 Jeep with no name

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    buy the tow bar and change the ball adaptor.
     
    66cj5, Oct 17, 2006
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    Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Never seen a towbar, or a U-Haul with a 2 5/16"...... Or a standard drop hitch that would accept the 1" shank for a 2 5/16" ball....
     
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  8. Oct 18, 2006
    tommy b

    tommy b Member

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    Been a long time since I rented a U Haul, so I'm not sure what size shank they had. Let me look around in my trailer stuff box and see if I can come up with one.

    tommy b
     
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    w3srl

    w3srl All-around swell dude Staff Member

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    There's a reason for that Patrick, having mostly to do with tongue weight and gross trailer weight. Any trailer with a 2-5/16" ball is going to have more than 500# of tongue weight, my 31-footer has about 800# on it, which is likely to destroy a stock CJ bumper.

    The 2-5/16" balls are designed to only be used with a heavy-duty class-IV or weight-distributing hitch.
     
    w3srl, Oct 18, 2006
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  10. Oct 18, 2006
    StearmanNut

    StearmanNut New Member

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    66cj5,

    I think that's what I'll do, just change the adapter.
     
    StearmanNut, Oct 18, 2006
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