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Installing Gooseneck Hitch

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by jeremy_283, Dec 9, 2011.

  1. Dec 9, 2011 at 9:54 AM
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    Taco505

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    o god idk whats goin on in there but to be honest i was coming back form camping trip and we re in this small farming town and a 1st gen passed me with a gooseneck hitch in the bed and no tailgate ....so idk maybe it can be done :notsure: just doesn't seem safe haha
     
  2. Dec 9, 2011 at 9:56 AM
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    Hell no, let him keep the truck and give him a video camera! He's going to be the next James :D
     
  3. Dec 9, 2011 at 10:05 AM
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  4. Dec 9, 2011 at 10:10 AM
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    Pugga

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    No, he is going to destroy his Tacoma and we're all going to be able to sit back and watch the video while he tries to commit insurance fraud :D
     
  5. Dec 9, 2011 at 10:17 AM
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  6. Dec 9, 2011 at 11:31 AM
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    :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
     
  7. Dec 9, 2011 at 11:48 AM
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    nothing wrong with towing a 5th wheel trailer if its light enough....
     
  8. Dec 9, 2011 at 11:53 AM
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    true, IF the hitch is installed corrected, not "fashioned" in
     
  9. Dec 9, 2011 at 11:56 AM
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    this is true :D
     
  10. Dec 9, 2011 at 1:19 PM
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    Ok, so I did what you all told me to do and I got it working. I have some square steel tubing lying around so I welded one standing straight up off my differential housing then I took two more pieces and made a 45 degree angle and welded it to the part of the differential closer to the tires. so it's a triangle with a center supporting beam. I figured it would be pretty tough then since triangles are typically one of the most geometrically sturdy structures. Oh, and I used my angle grinder to to cut some of the composite bed out of the way in order to make room for the new tubing. I welded a piece of flat steel ontop of that and mounted the hitch to it.
     
  11. Dec 9, 2011 at 1:21 PM
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    Wait you mounted it to the diff? Isn't that going to move around......
     
  14. Dec 9, 2011 at 1:28 PM
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    Still very entertaining though. :p
     
  15. Dec 9, 2011 at 1:29 PM
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    Wait... I don't understand... diff housing... welding... cut bed...

    You're not mounting that thing directly onto the axle are you?
     
  16. Dec 9, 2011 at 1:29 PM
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    What's a troll?
     
  17. Dec 9, 2011 at 1:30 PM
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    Hahaha.. ok, the gigs up man. Lol
     
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  19. Dec 9, 2011 at 1:31 PM
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    I hope you welded with a 220V and used .035 wire with a shielding gas!
     
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