etrailer | Installation: Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver on a 2001 Toyota Tundra

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Today on our 2001 Toyota Tundra well be installing the Curt Front Mounted Hitch, part number 31180. This is what our hitch will look like once its installed. Next well go ahead and give you a couple measurements to assist you with selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the front most edge of the bumper is two and three quarter inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 14 inches. First, before we can install the hitch, well need to remove the front tow hooks.

Keep in mind as we go through our installation, each process we do here on the passengers side will get repeated identically on the drivers side. With the four fasteners removed securing the tow hooks in place, this will open up the weld nuts to secure the hitch. At our forward most attachment point well use the hitch as a template and drill a hole in the frame, installing fasteners to secure it. First, before we can install the hitch well need to cut out some of the front fascia. Using a paint stick well go ahead and mark out the area and then take our dremel and cut it out.

Now with the area cut out were ready to go ahead and put our hitch in place. Well be securing the weld nut attachment points with the new 12 mm bolts and conical tooth washers. The teeth of the washer will face the hitch. Now with these four fasteners installed finger tight, well go ahead and tighten them down. This will now secure the hitch into position so we can use the hitch as a template to drill out our half-inch hole so that we can install the half-inch carriage bolt and block into the frame and then secure it with the half-inch blanch nut.

To get our hardware into the frame well use our pull wire to go through the attachment point and out the access hole, further back and the side of the frame, near the tire. Now with our pull wire out of the access hole we can go ahead and take our block and slide it onto the pull wire and thread on our carriage bolt. Well feed the block and then bolt into the frame and pull them into position. Remove the pull wire and install the phalange nut. Now with both sides done we can go ahead and tighten down the phalange nuts.

Next well go ahead and torque to specifications as indicated in the instructions. That will complete the install of the Curt Front Mounted Hitch, part number 31180 on our 2001 Toyota Tundra.