Hitch Reducer and Hitch Extender Effects on Hitch Capacity
Question:
I need to add an adapter so I can tow a trailer with a 2inch receiver with my 1 1/4inch hitch. Can you recommend an adapter that will not reduce the towing capacity or a way of compensating for this with a reducer or something else? or maybe replacing my hitch with a standard 2? I have a 2005 Mini Cooper convertible. Thanks!
asked by: Cheryl R
Expert Reply:
For your 2005 Mini Cooper convertible only a light-duty 1-1/4-inch Class I hitch is offered, the Curt model # C11126, which fits the non-S-Series convertible version.
But if the trailer you want to tow has a 2-inch coupler, this just means that it requires a 2-inch hitch ball like # A-82 which will work in ball mount # C45521. This is the recommend ball mount for the Curt Class I hitch. You do not need any sort of adapter to use a 2-inch hitch ball on your Mini.
In cases when a hitch is larger than the accessory item that will be mounted inside it we do offer reducer sleeves. Part # C45405 reduces a 2-1/2-inch hitch to a 2-inch and part # HT02 reduces a 2-inch receiver opening down to a 1-1/4-inch. Neither of these adapters reduces hitch capacity.
Certain other types of adapters, the extender type like # 80300 that move the load further from the hitch, DO reduce hitch capacity by 50% but reducer sleeves like # 58102 and # HT02 do not.
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