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Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2"

Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2"

Item # C31086
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Front Receiver Hitch
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2020 Jeep Wrangler

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2020 Jeep Wrangler - Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2"

  • Front Mount Hitch
  • Custom Fit Hitch
  • CURT
  • 9000 lbs Line Pull
  • 350 lbs Vert Load
  • 2 Inch Hitch
  • Square Tube

Easily attach a variety of accessories to the front of your Jeep Wrangler with this fully welded, corrosion-resistant trailer hitch receiver. Perfect for winches, spare tire carriers and more.


Features:

  • Front-mount hitch provides attachment point for hitch-mounted accessories
    • Winch, spare tire carrier, snowplow, cargo carrier and more
    • No more blindly backing trailer in - just hook it up and drive it forward
  • Custom fit is designed specifically for your vehicle
  • Precision, robotic welding maximizes strength and improves fit
  • Easy, bolt-on installation - no welding required
    • Complete hardware kit and installation instructions included
  • Lifetime technical support from the experts at etrailer.com
  • Gloss black powder coat finish over steel resists corrosion
  • Sturdy, square-tube design
  • Assembled in the USA


Specs:

  • Line pull: 9,000 lbs
  • Vertical load: 350 lbs
  • Gross trailer weight: 3,500 lbs
  • Receiver opening: 2" x 2"
  • Pin hole diameter:5/8"
  • Limited lifetime warranty


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31086 Curt Front-Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver

Installation Details C31086 Installation instructions

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Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2" - C31086

Average Customer Rating:  4.9 out of 5 stars   (40 Customer Reviews)

Easily attach a variety of accessories to the front of your vehicle with this fully welded, corrosion-resistant trailer hitch receiver. Perfect for winches, spare tire carriers and more.

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JeepWrangler

Fits perfect and works just as I needed it to. I use it for my SnowSport plow set-up on a 2022 Gladiator Sport Max Tow. I’ve been using front receivers for this same plow for the last 24 years. It’s been used on 5 different trucks and this front receiver mount plow is the BEST.

*** When installing on a Gladiator(possibly the Wrangler as well), the front plastic trim below the bumper needs to be cut for receiver clearance. I wanted a tight and “factory looking” install, so I took my time with a vibrating cutter and very sharp utility knife. After trying to put it back in place, the hole is not just square, it’s shaped more like. “T”. I suggest you make small adjustments/cuts as you go forward. It may take several times fitting and cutting to get it right and tight, but in the end it does look like it came that way from JEEP. On the Max Tow package, there is also a metal skid plate that does not get reinstalled. Unfortunately that piece is where the back of the plastic fascia mounts. I ended up securing it with some long heavy-duty zip-ties and it’s worked well for a year now. Just an FYI for those installing the same receiver on their same vehicle.



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Product shipped and received on time. I'm very happy with the packaging. Hardware was included with instructions to install the hitches I purchased.



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Installed real easy. Cuttingbthe plastic rock guard was the hardest part.

Donald C.

2/3/2022

Wonderful



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Great Product, Easy install.



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2021 Jeep Gladiator

Opened the box and instructions were bad, OK you added the video the video when is OK. The parts seen of matching OK (not 100% verifying the list of parts and qualities). Shipping way odd and for a e-shipping no thing over a week, then boom you are shipping and here (odd). It is raining now - - so no installing a hitch in the driveway today...

Kp-cl

6/21/2022

The hitch worked OK, even if the instructions were not so good. My hitch for the home snow plow worked OK for the winter.

Etrailer Expert

Jenny N.

6/24/2022

I recommend taking a look at the video ins tall that we have on a 2008 Jeep JL wrange to get an idea if how it installs.


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All was great. Good quality product. Install instructions for cutting the front pan were incorrect. The hitch design appears to have changed from the instructions provided. A much different cut-out was required making many installs and removals. The 3 X 5" cut-out in the instructions is incorrect.

Charles S.

8/17/2021

Great, but installation was a bit more challenging then identified



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Easy install. Works well



by:

Excellent. The receiver is of great quality and fitment was perfect. The installation video was a very nice resource allowing installation preparation and because of this I completed the receiver install in a little less than 30 minutes. This is the third Curt receiver I have purchased from etrailer and each time I have had the same exceptional experience with the product and etrailer.



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Jeep

It will be so nice to have the Jeep with us. But it didn’t take the 90 minutes but most of the day to put it on



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2023 JeepWrangler

Very easy install. Videos were great help. I like the idea of fish springs, I didn't need them, but tried it out, works great. Quality unit, made in USA.
Shipping very quick, follow up emails. Great outfit to deal with. I'll be contacting soon about purchasing a snowplow with them.



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Easy install. I have my winch attached to it and it works great. Much cheaper than getting a new bumper with integral winch.



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Not hard to install at all, the hard part was getting the plastic clamps back into the air dam. LOL



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Quick delivery. Perfect fit. Easy install. Thanks.



by:
2018 Jeep JL Wrangler Unlimited

This was one of the easiest installs / modifications ever. The install was pretty loose and forgiving when put into place but it tightened up nicely. I was a little worried about cutting the front fascia after seeing a couple of reviews where others has omitted it, but that too was actually really easy to do with a sharp razor knife. Everything was completed in just 45 minutes during my lunch hour in the parking lot at work!



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i received exactly what i ordered and actually a day earlier than expected. This was my first order with etrailer and will 100% order from them again.
Thank you for your excellent service!



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A little fiddly to install for one person, when I added a helper everything went smoothly.

Also, if you're going to put the lower plastic tray back on the car, you'll find that the tray will need to be test fitted a few times to get the fitment of the push rivets correct. The slot you'll end up cutting isn't going to be a rectangle but more of a "T" slot. This is to account for the stiffing flange of the hitch.

Overall, a very stout and well built product.



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Excellent purchase, easy to install and great quality. We added an extension bracket and a 6-rod rack + cooler bumper mount - it's a game changer!



by: 03/05/2021

Easy to install, built well. You will have to cut the plastic shield under the Jeep.



by:

easy to do business with.

the videos
that pertain exactly to my vehicle make installation a synch

super company!



by:
2021 JeepWrangler

It fit perfectly. Easy to install



by:
2020 Jeep Gladiator

easy fit and good instructions !



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Purchased several times from etrailer and always a good experience



by:

John

8/20/2023

Its a blessing to have as I had something similar on an old truck and missed it. Makes life much easier getting my camper and car trailer in the yard around the tree thats in the middle of the driveway design.

Etrailer Expert

Mike L.

9/13/2023

@John In many instances it IS easier maneuvering a trailer around by the front!


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Gary

4/14/2023

great



by:
Jeep

Works great on the front of my Jeep JL. Easy install.


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  • 2021 Jeep Gladiator Front Trailer Hitch Receiver Compatibility With Blackhorse Bull Bar
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  • Can I Install a Front Hitch on a 2024 Jeep Wrangler 4xe?
    Yes, you can so long as your 2024 Jeep Wrangler 4xe is not a Rubicon. The Curt Front Hitch item # C31086 is custom fit and bolts to your Jeep with included hardware. It has a 2" receiver that gives you a 3,500 lbs towing capacity and a 350 lbs vertical load limit/tongue weight.
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    No, it does not but I have one that does. For your 2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon you will want the Draw-Tite Front Mount Trailer Hitch item # 65079. This front hitch is custom fit and bolts to your Jeep with included hardware. The Draw-Tite Front Mount Trailer Hitch item # 65079 is confirmed to fit all models of the 2023 Wrangler including the Rubicon. It has a 2" receiver which boasts a vertical load limit of 500 lbs and a maximum towing capacity of 5,000 lbs. I have linked an installation...
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  • Is there a Front Mount Hitch for a 2024 Ford E-450?
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  • Recommended Front Mounted Hitch for a 2023 Jeep Gladiator
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