Front Receiver Hitch

[GPintheMitten]

About 5 years ago a guy on the other forum was making bumpers and such for Commander owners. I volunteered for a prototype front receiver hitch at a reduced price.

He had a good design and good fab skills. sfter I mounted it I discovered the insert tube had somehow been tweaked. ..possibly before he built it. He stopped his business and went back to college. I was able to.deal with the tweaked tube by grinding the insert on.my winch cradle.

But now I want more flexibility in using various inserts. So I uninstalled it a couple of days ago, cut the tube off and welded a new one on. Tomorrow ill paint it then reinstall it in s few days.

I'm going to build a front spare tire carrier for it.

I'm surprised more people dont go with a front hitch for their winch.

I'll post some pics soon.

[LWM]

Looking forward to seeing it.

[Matt]

I got a lot of good use out of my 4XG receiver mount. Not sure id throw a tire up front, but combined with the rear hitch and roof rack I was able to carry a lot more cargo!

[thance]

I know you folks are familiar with this, but for any new comers, here is a link to the front receiver I installed with part numbers and procedures:

http://www.jeepcommander.com/forums/...highlight=plow

[thance]

Here are some more recent pics with front tow rings and inverted step bumper (w/ custom license plate mount) mounted in front receiver. This is how I use it on regular days when plow or winch are not required:

http://www.theultimatejeep.com/showt...ll=1#post42831

[GPintheMitten]

Here's some pics of the fixed front receiver hitch. I also fabbed up a tire carrier. I made the tire carrier height adjustable so I can put it up front or on the rear tow hitch. The two hitches are different heights off the ground, hence the need for adjustments.









P.S. Love those Duratracs! Just put those on a few days prior to all this.