North Shore bike rack slop fix for 1.25" hitch

[alTAos]

I loved my north shore rack from day one, but it was always pretty sloppy. And after 2 years of use, it bounces around way more than desirable.

So two quick fixes (one quite a bit quicker than the other), and we are solid as a rock.

I put two steel plates from the outside of the trailer hitch housing on the car back through the main two bolts on the rack. 1.25" wide x 3/16" thick. Then a 3/16" shim on each side and you're good to go:

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Then replaced the movable pivot pin with a 1/2"x3.5" bolt:

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Cut off the bottom to reduce the bottom outs:

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And i'm back in love. There is zero play in this now.

[Snow Dog]

And no one is going to steal your rack without some work. I use 2" receivers on everything simply because it's bigger.