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Easily attach a variety of accessories to the front of your vehicle with this corrosion-resistant trailer hitch receiver. Perfect for winches, spare tire carriers and more.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (79 Customer Reviews)
Easily attach a variety of accessories to the front of your vehicle with this corrosion-resistant trailer hitch receiver. Perfect for winches, spare tire carriers and more.Dealing with etrailer.com was definitely easy. They very much so appreciate any and all business. Shipping was pretty quick and they kept me informed on my order status all the way through as well with follow up to make sure everything was satisfactory. I have a 2019 TRD Pro Tacoma, I opted to just replace my skid plate with a lighter one given the slight addition weight of the hitch. On top of the fact I didn’t want to have to cut such a pricey factory part. Everything installed easily and while I’ve never had much reason to use fish wires I can tell you in this situation it’s a lifesaver. If I recall some people had issues fitting a ratchet to the top nuts. I used my stubby bolt through ratchet set and worked pretty flawlessly. Got to say over all I have zero complaints, some people mentioned the loss of ground clearance and/or approach angle but it’s really not that intrusive. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to make their Tacoma a little more versatile. My main objective was to be able to use my Surf Mate hitch rod/cooler set up without it getting in the way of the tailgate. Everything works great!
Well engineered product. Less than 30 min to install on my 2022 TRD Off-road.
No trimming at all on TRD Off Road model.
It looks a little utilitarian up close, but not so much from a distance. My cycle jack worked perfectly for this task. BTW.. The fish wires are a stroke of genius.
Installed a Curt 31075 Front Hitch on a 2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro. Took about 2 hours since the skid plate needed to be removed and cut. I'm a little concerned about how deep under the bumper the receiver pin is. My purpose for installing is to use my SnowSport Plow. The interceptor for the plow is going to be close to the front license plate. The Pro right side hook had to be removed permanently but I did invert it and reinstall it just to fill the bolt holes it came from. 2 inches from the front of the Pro skid plate needed to be cut off. I split a commercial grade garden hose and covered the sharp cut edge. A receiver hitch plug was cut and inserted in the back (in photos). Thanks Curt, etrailer, Carol and Conner from etrailer.com. Hope the pictures help someone considering a front hitch on their TRD pro.
Shawn P - 09/20/2021Installing the Curt front hitch on a 2017 Tacoma. To gain full access to use a torque wrench I took off the air-dam, grille, and the front bumper cover. Be careful with removing the bumper cover from the wheel wells. The snap tabs can break before they pull out. With full access I could snap the torque wrench to the specified number. I had to trim the air dam a few times and it fits around the hitch. I like the way the Curt hitch does not affect garage door clearance and does not affect approach angle.
James B - 08/25/2019Review: 2020 Toyota Tacoma TRD OffRoad
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I have a brand new 2020 Tacoma TRD OffRoad... I purchased this front hitch, Curt #C31075 from eTrailer.com, it arrived on 3/11/2020. I just installed it on 3/12/2020... About a 45 minute job, only myself needed for the install. This front receiver fits perfect! I dont have the airdam/spoiler, AKA: chinstrap... Not an issue. I dont have a TRDPro, so didnt need to trim the TRDPro skidplate per Curts instructions. Skidplate stayed on whole time during installation... Bit tricky top bolts, but fishwires are perfect... Need long screwdriver or rod to reach in and hold head of top bolts steady when starting to tread them. Even with extension or crows feet on torque wrench, hard to know how much to get to [torque rating specified in instructions] for top 1/2inch bolts. Extensions alter the torque reading and make wrench inaccurate. Put a longer bar on end of wrench to get greater torque.
This DOES CONFIRM to fit a 2020 as the instructions from Curt do list the year as: 2016-Present.
Not quite rated as high as DrawTite, but so much better looking! Still has same 9,000 lb line pull.
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Thanx!!!
All of my experiences with etrailer have been good, and all Curt products purchased have been as well. What's not to like?
Sandy M - 02/17/2018Hitch delivered and in good condition - only one little nick on hitch where it came through the box from transport. The ends of the hitch should be wrapped to prevent it from piercing the box. This is the reason I gave a four star instead of a five star rating. Thanks
Installed with no problems on a 21 TRD Off-road. Found a YouTube video which augmented the written instructions.
Great hitch, easy install, fast delivery, and well priced. I installed this in 20-30 minutes by myself. Works well to install a rack on the front or to add a better tow point.
Solid construction, well finished. Fast courteous service, very pleased. Should hold my snow bear plow no problem
Fast Friendly Seller Response Excellent Quality
John - 12/28/2022Easy installation, Sturdy unit. The finish has held up over winter.
It would be good if the vertical load rating were higher.
I love the front hitch. It was easy to install and works great. It enables me to put my winch on when I need it and take it off when I don't need it.
John F - 04/10/2022The product looks good, but did not install easily. Instructions called for torquing the main bolts to a certain pound. There is no possibly way to get a torque wrench capable of applying that many pounds into the available space to perform this action. I was able to tighten with shorter wrenches, but that was difficult as well. Hopefully I was able to tighten them sufficiently. In addition, the cutouts for the air dam, as described in the instructions were terribly wrong. I had to remove close to 50% of the air dam to be able to put it back on and could only use 5 of the 11 screws to hold it. If you want an air dam, don’t buy this products. My vehicle is a 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD sport.
I normally am a very happy trailer customer but these were huge misses in all of the available media on their site.
Please note that this review is not about the actual quality of the hitch...it is about the install instructions and the information on the website that I am complaining about.
Heather A - 03/29/2018works great, easy install. Makes it easy to effortlessly move my boat in tight spaces and carry my dirt bike and a trailer.
My Curt front hitch fit perfectly on my 2017 Toyota Tacoma for my snowplow. I would definitely recommend etrailer for finding the right product for any vehicle you have.They definitely know exactly what you need for your truck or SUV. Thank you for making shopping for my Curt hitch so easy. I will definitely buy other products I need from etrailer in the future. Very helpful and friendly and received product on a timely basis.
this is what every guy with a trailer needs on the front of his /her truck. makes a long back into a great campsite or contruction site a piece of cake with what you are steering right in front of you, i pull a 1967 17' airstream caravel and i have had a curt front hitch on my last 3 tow vehicles, also saves your front bumper from those park by feel drivers. great investment, you'll never be without one again, a fun conversation piece also.
The Curt front hitch for my 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road, arrived today, the box looked like it went through a war but nothing could hurt that piece of steel. There wasn't a scratch or nothing in the powder coating.
After I read the instruction for the tenth or so time, I started the the assembly process, With my model, the only thing that I had to remove was the heavy duty front tow hook.
After figuring out the bolt fishing wire and where I needed to fish this assembly through, it was time to raise the hitch. I suggest either a friend or wood blocking. I was able to start the bottom factory bolts and then snake the wire/bolt into position. The bolt goes in first, slide the spacer through the hole. When holding the bolt assembly in place, I used a stick magnet through hole directly in back of the mounting position.
The bolts were tightened and torqued, All done, total time about 45 minutes.
I looked at several front hitches, one that exits through the grill and this model that is below the front bumper. I feel good about this product. Good price and good service. Thanks
Installed on my 2017 Toyota Tacoma. Installation was easy, the product feels very secure after installation and it went on fairly quick with minimal tools.
Looks great, I will be using it for hauling kayaks and canoe's and light lumber hauls. The only thing is you just have to take care when your thread steel bolts into aluminum anchors or you will cross thread. Other than that a great product.
George L - 03/26/2018First time doing business with you and it’s been great. I’ll let you know when the hitch is off nstalled.
Davis - 09/20/2021Easy Installation on a 2020 Tacoma TRD; 2 new bolts, re-use two bolts already on the vehicle. OEM tow hook removed (2 bolts) and not re-used as this receiver has 2 (not one) tow loops. No trimming of the skid plate needed. A two gallon bucket with a 2 x 4 across it held the receiver in place while getting the first two bolts started. Instructions were very good with both pictures and written instructions.
Very simple to put on four bolts , and it took less than an hour. The only thing that would make it easier is to have a sticky back overlay that shows where you cut the air dam to go back on. I did not put the air dam on yet I'm going to wait for a nicer day but an adhesive overlay would have made it so much easier I could have finished it today.
Howard - 03/05/2021To be honest, I haven't installed yet, but it does look well built. I'm sure it will work just fine, once I get it installed!
Great directions. Love the fish wire!! Great tool! Thanks for taping the parts to the hitch, the box did open up (Blow out) but everything was there.
Yes, we are extremely happy with this addition to our truck. I'm definitely not a mechanic, but had no problem mounting it myself. And it looks good, and has had no effect on my mpg efficiency. I've used it to push a full utility trailer into tricky unloading areas. Also, I've pushed our camper trailer into tight spots that I couldn't have backed into. I've also carried a bike rack up front, as well as a support for our 2 long sea kayaks. If you are considering this purchase, I would offer my opinion of TWO THUMBS UP.
Robert - 02/13/2020
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