KDS Class III/IV Hitch

Maybe it's because it's a relatively warm day here in Detroit, but it reminds me that towing season is coming up. I have a few more pieces to make a handful of hitches, anybody in for one?

I'm Interested!

I'll buy one off of you. Let me know where to send the money.

are you still building these hitches ?

Isurf wrote:

are you still building these hitches ?

Yessir, I have pieces in stock to build 2 more and another batch of laser cut pieces on order. Please contact me via email, michael@kds-performance.com and I'll work up a shipping quote.

I saw on your site you are developing one for the earlier models, that the 77-8? tucked a bit different, still have those in the works?


If so, very interested in a "kit" version. i'd much rather save on shipping and weld it up myself.

beertestr, Thanks my hitch arrived today, looks good. It will wait for warmer weather to install. Might take a run at a test fit sooner if I get a chance.

OK, so I have my new hitch in bare metal. I'm thinking POR 15 to coat and protect.  Any other options, suggestions?

Thanks!

Tom

From my experience, POR is best when it has some roughness/rust to stick to. If it were me, I'd hit it will some etching primer and paint with top coat of your choice, semi gloss rustoleum ect. I wonder if rocker paint would look good, it is supposed to be chip resistant.

Skip the POR and go for a good prime and paint.

beertestr,
I just sent an email asking if you are still making these hitches. I have a 1993 with tow pack that I'd like to put on one. Let me know via email the damage to get one shipped to Lawrenceburg, KY 40342

Looking for a hitch for my 92 Roadmaster Wagon. Any one know how I can get hold of one of these.

Thanks to KDS for a nice piece of kit! Here's a video I made of my installation - I probably should have checked with Michael first before installing it in a way it wasn't exactly designed for... but here we are

I have a thread going in the member project section too if you're curious about the Duramax conversion overall. Still have a ways to go.

You might consider reinforcing the receiver at the rearmost face as they'll eventually split the tube, typically at the bottom.

If you look at any of the purchased receiver tubes, they all have a "doubler" at the face of them for this reason.

Good call, thanks. That actually 'reinforces' the point that I should have just bought a premade receiver tube and cut it to length. It would have already had the holes and the doubler and would have saved me some work. If I was doing it again, I'd go that way.

You might be able to cut a slice of 3x3x1/4 wall box tube that you can weld on as a doubler or spend a bit of time with the welder and just weld a bunch of 1/2" long stringers around the perimeter at the end to do the same thing.

Are these still being made?

Yes link is here: http://kds-performance.com/diy-kits-91-96-hitch-assembly/

Update on my KDS hitch - I really should have just used a pre-made receiver rather than using the extra bit of tube that I had left from the crossbar.

It turns out that the ID of the 2.5" 1/4" wall tube I was using was 2.02", and a standard receiver tube is 2.07". That 50 thousandths is a big deal, it's the difference between a draw bar fitting and not fitting. So, I had to cut off the receiver tube I made, and weld on a pre-made one. Something I should have done from the beginning, since it would have saved me making a thickened edge or having to drill the hole for the pin.