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98 XJ trialer hitch question
- Thread starter qwikz
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rogersjeep
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Pearland Texas
Yes
I've installed a factory hitch off of a 87 on a 99.
I've installed a factory hitch off of a 87 on a 99.
- Location
- Houston, Tx
Hitches are the same for all years.
I just installed one last night. Get the nut strips if you don't have them, it makes it a very easy job.
I just installed one last night. Get the nut strips if you don't have them, it makes it a very easy job.
xL8 APEKSx
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Garden Grove, CA
If you have the OE fuel tank skid, you already have the nut strips. 
drifto77
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Sherman,TX.
I have one on the drivers side of my '99, nothing on the passenger side.Turfzilla said:
What size SHOULD the bolts be? (if its the factory nut strip)
XJ96Classic
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Newport Beach, CA
IslanderOffRoad said:
hey.. did that hitch work out okay for you? the one i put on mine was acutally quite a P.I.A. with all the rust i had. my factory tailpipe bracket wouldnt work either.. i ended up fabing something up. The other thing was that i could only get 6 bolts in. There are starter holes that need to be drilled out to get to the nut strip i think.. did you run into this?
whatevah
It's Yellah!
- Location
- Wilmington, DE
most hitch kits give you the correct bolts for the passenger side nut strip (my Putnam hitch did... made in USA!). Yours may just be too rusted to move. I only had 5 years of rust on mine, so it wasn't too bad... bad enough to slip the gears of a 1/2-drive Craftsman wrench with a cheater bar, but I was able to get it done. I just used the rectangular backing plate and wire line for the drivers side (no skid).
