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Reese front reciever problems

XJ 2.5

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Hey guys I'm putting a front receiver on my xj, and come to find out, the POS doesn't even line up with the swaybar mounts. Anybody have a Reese/draw-tite/hidden hitch they could get some measurements? The hitch is approx. 30 1/8" center to center, and the nuts in the frame rail on the jeep are 30 1/2" apart. That's a 3/8" difference, and the bolts just won't go in. I wanna know if I should try contacting Reese or just go at it with a drill bit. Will that void my lifetime warranty on the hitch? I'm pretty sure it's a manufacturing defect and not me being a dumbass, but I'm not sure how a robotic welder could screw it up that bad.
 
Long time ago I had the same problem,,, I just elongated the holes in the hitch and used a bigger washer to cover them.
My XJ had been wrecked before I got it,so that is what I thought was wrong.
 
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