Hitch Setup Question

[Mazer18]

I'm looking to get a trailer hitch for my '07 GMT900 Silverado. I'm wondering what to get though. I'll be using it for pulling things around the farm/woods and pulling other pick-ups out of too thick mud pits. Should I get the whole Hitch Trailering Package from GM for $225 that comes with the 2" receiver as well as the wiring receptacle? Or.....should I just get a hitch from this website for between $150-$193 that is just the receiver only (no wiring)? For what I'm using it for I don't see a need for the wiring receptacle but depending on which hitch I would choose from the website I listed it would only be somewhere around $60-$5 saved. Should I need a wiring receptacle down the road however I can always buy it alone from GM or Auto Zone, etc.

 

What do yall say?

[Outbacker]

I would recommend that if you are going to get the hitch to get the wiring harness as well. This way if you need to ever tow a trailer on a road then you are set up with lights and you are all legal. Why limit yourself or the truck WRT towing?

[pwall]

You won't need the wire harness....until you're in a situation and you'll want it.

I agree with Outbacker.

[Mazer18]

OK, I think I'll just shell out the extra cash for the GM package. Does the kit come with installation instructions on where to bolt and everything else?

[Zembonez]

OK, I think I'll just shell out the extra cash for the GM package. Does the kit come with installation instructions on where to bolt and everything else?

It's a no brainer once you hold it up in place... all of the holes are already there and obvious. The harness is a quick plug in. You'll have time to have a couple of beers in your hour.

[Ranger]

I switched my wiring hookup with a 7-4 connector from Autozone, was pretty easy to do...Still have my factory 7 recept but not sure what I want to do with it yet....

 

I would get one of those reese hitches, especially the solid cross bar type as tube ones can bend under repeated heavy stress (IE pulling out stuck trucks)...

[Mazer18]

This link is from GMPartsdirect. Is it the same thing from GM's website? Also, will gmpartsdirect ship a hitch straight to my home address? If they do I wish I would've ordered my wheel house liners from them instead of my dealer. Here's the link:http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results.cfm?s...number=19159369

[robertbick]

This link is from GMPartsdirect. Is it the same thing from GM's website? Also, will gmpartsdirect ship a hitch straight to my home address? If they do I wish I would've ordered my wheel house liners from them instead of my dealer. Here's the link:http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results.cfm?s...number=19159369

 

gmpartsdirect might be lower in price until you add in their shipping charges, then there is usually no diference. They also take forever to ship. I do not recommend them.