Anyone found a class III hitch???

I have been searching for a 2" hitch for a 2018. The only thing that has come up is the Torklift 2019-2020 Prius EcoHitch. I am hoping that someone can confirm that it will also fit a 2018.

 

I built my own 2" receiver. I plan on releasing them to the public eventually but am focusing on the lift kits first. If there's enough demand to do a batch of 5 or so I'd be willing to make them within the next month or so. Everything is tucked up behind the bumper aside from the 2" receiver. Heres a pic for reference, i can get more if needed.

 

Did you ever end up producing the 2" hitch to sell? I would be interested to buy 1 along with the Prius offroad lift that you have. Do you have any plans to produce a slightly larger lift, like maybe up to 2 inches?

 

Torklift Central | 2017-2020 Toyota Prius Prime Stealth EcoHitch

 

Better price and FREE shipping.

https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitch/Toyota/Prius/2020/EH53VR.html?VehicleID=2020121992

 

Can you not import the uk kit where the car is rated at towing 725kg max

 

Hey Willl, we've made a few hitches for customers since then but right now our focus is on keeping lift inventory on the shelf so hitches are still a ways off, if ever. With the 2" eco hitch being available now we feel less pressure to fill a void so it's just less fo a priority. As for offering a larger lift down the road, we spent A LOT of time and money on research and development determining the maximum height we could achieve without jeopardizing safety, reliability, handling, etc. and unfortunately anything above 1.5" really overstresses everything including suspension, drivetrain, and steering. Going larger and subjecting our customers to these things and putting their lives at risk for such a minimal increase in height just isn't something we are willing to do.

 

You can get a 2" lift from PriusOverlanding.com, I've run the 2" lift for a while and have no issues with the suspension. The same issue with Axle rubbing on the Offroad kit is present in the Overland kit but Overland has sub-frame spacers to alleviate any axle rubs.

 

It looks like you lifted your Prius on top of all-terrain tires. What is your MPG?

 

On my Plug-In, Infinite!

 

I ordered one, is it out for delivery to my house today.

 

Would love to get a PM regarding the hinge on your screwdriver antenna. Yours might not be hefty enough for the High-Q 10m-160m. So far - the wind load issues still escape me.
w6eeg

 

here you go, this is the one I use.
https://amzn.to/3klVG1t

 

you know... you've had me thinking. which one are you interested in? What's its weight? what is the pole circumference? depending on how "creative" you are, you might like something we are working on.... do you plan on driving with it installed upright? would you prefer it to be in the front end or the back end of the vehicle? are you opposed to removing a side window? say for instance one of the small glass windows I can't remember the last time I actually looked through? any other requirements than wind load while driving 80mph?

 

This 2" hitch is overbuilt, that's for damned sure. I don't know if the unibody hitch-attachment-locations on the Prius could withstand a true Class III hitch to make it worth your while. Yeah, sure, you'd have a true Class III hitch, but it would bend downward as the body crumpled beneath the weight of it if loaded to true Class III standards.

 

What happened to the 'edit' button on posts? I was going to add another picture.

 

huh? yours crumpled? out of all the gen 4 installs of a hitch that I've done... never took the whole body off. labor of love right?

I also think you underestimate the Prius... Ive seen a hitch built by my eye more solid than that one and it was tested to have a tongue weight greater than 500lbs withstand an impact from behind by a big rig. the rack attached crumpled like a soda can where as the hitch was fine without stress marks to that!

https://black.jmyntrn.com/2022/03/07/this-2005-2009-toyota-prius-2-inch-trailer-hitch-is-the-best-on-the-market/

 

I get it - we get it - you like to brag about what you make.

You can stop now. Nobody cares.