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Installation Time: 1-2 Hours
Tools Required:
¾" Open End Wrench
18 mm Socket ¼" drive
Pliers/Needle nose pliers/Channel locks, etc.
Torque wrench
Phillips head screwdriver
Installation Instructions:
1. First things first, open the box and be sure everything is there. You should find the hitch itself, four long
mounting bolts, eight large flat washers, and eight Nylock nuts. With this kit you should also have a wiring
harness for the trailer lights and a "Jeep" receiver plug.
Rugged Ridge 2" Receiver Hitch Kit (J21068)
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- Page 1 Rugged Ridge 2” Receiver Hitch Kit (J21068) Installation Time: 1-2 Hours Tools Required: ¾” Open End Wrench 18 mm Socket ¼” drive Pliers/Needle nose pliers/Channel locks, etc. Torque wrench Phillips head screwdriver Installation Instructions: 1. First things first, open the box and be sure everything is there. You should find the hitch itself, four long mounting bolts, eight large flat washers, and eight Nylock nuts.
- Page 2 2. Start by holding the hitch up in position on the cross member that runs behind the rear bumper, and align it to the four pre-drilled holes in the cross member. With your other hand slip one of the bolts and one of the flat washers into one of the outside holes on the hitch and through the cross member.
- Page 3 3. Next, insert one of the two center bolts with a washer in the same way as the others. 4. Now for the “hard” part: Use your fingers to get a flat washer onto the threaded end of the bolt where it comes through the frame and the hitch behind the bumper.
- Page 4 5. Repeat with the remaining washer and nut. 6. Once all the bolts, washers and nuts are in place, use the 3/4-inch open-end wrench and the socket wrench to tighten them all down. Once they are snug, torque them to 80 lb./ft. 7.
- Page 5 9. Feed the rest of the new harness down through the front of the cavity. Pull the foam insulation back just a bit if needed to get the wiring through. 10. Now, from underneath, take the hanging wiring from the wheel well and feed it over the top of the frame and down the inside of the frame rail.
- Page 6 11. The three white plastic anchors on the wiring harness should mate up perfectly to the three pre-drilled holes in the frame rail and rear cross member. Feed the harness over to the hitch securing it with the three anchors as you go, then push the rubber trailer light connector into the bracket that extends down from the hitch.
- Page 7 13. Reattach the taillight and test for function. You’re done! Installation Instructions Written by ExtremeTerrain Customer Perry Vayo 08/29/2017...
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