Quote Originally Posted by VX KAT
The background is...My hitch is a "replica" of the original Tone hitch, made by a welder guy that a member here uses. It's pretty close to the Tone specs, but may be a tad off here and there. I know the lip/edge that goes around the opening is a bit larger. See blue text highlighted above.
I just took a look, and the holes and cladding aren't too far off, so making the cladding hole a little larger may be all that's needed to line up all three items (skid, cladding and hole).
Quote Originally Posted by ron
You can always files an elongated hole or slot in the direction of the cladding hole with a small rat tail file. It's quick and easy with the abs plate. But making a larger hole with a bigger drill bit will work also as long as you can still utilize the washers I've sent you. Good luck. ron
I don't believe the problem is isolated to just Tone-replica hitches - my rear piece doesn't fit either. I'll give the file trick a go tomorrow, but I wonder how well fiberglass stands up to a metal file?