Hi
NJ&KLR,
Just a question about your hitch position. I thought all outback models had the hitch plate welded at the bottom of the drawbar as the vs the touring models which are mounted ontop as per your photos. Cheers.
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Hi
You are correct the tow hitch plate is normally on the bottom, I had a second plate welded on top (see couple of pics attached) so as to allow me to get my van more level with the tow hitch on my MUX, this has worked well and every thing does sit nice and level now.
I have seen plenty of comments about tow hitch on the "Outback" vans but at the end of the day Jayco figured that they would sell more vans to Commodore and Falcon drivers than people driving 4WD's hence the reason for a low tow hitch position.
I had this job carried out by a registered caravan repair agent in Brisbane, we left the original plate there ( I did cut off the flange on the angle iron that is welded under to the bottom tow hitch plate to give me more ground clearance) to add a bit of extra support, I also had to do nothing in modifying the hand brake just re bolted to the hitch with no dramas.
The next job is to remove the underslung tyre rack under the draw bar and move the tyre to rear and probably mount under rear using a 4wd spare tyre chain winch, this will give me further clearance under the draw bar - maybe then it might start to be an "Outback" with proper ground clearance!!!
Hope this is of help.
