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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 02:56 PM
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I'm putting a Kuryakin hitch on a '99 FLHTCI and there is a height discrepancy of about 2" between the hitch ball and trailer, the hitch ball being the lower of the two. Any suggestions as to how to make up that differential?
 
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 03:31 PM
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Don't worry about it. It will pull fine.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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You'd have to make it up somehow on the trailer side if you don't like the way it looks.

Should be no problem otherwise.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 03:58 PM
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Put a reciever hitch on and get a drop hitch for it and turn it upside down.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harle...Q5fAccessories
 
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 09:36 AM
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You actually want the ball a little lower so when braking, the trailer exerts downward force on the hitch. If it were the other way around and the hitch was taller, the trailer would exert upward force on the hitch and things could get really hairy in a hard stop situation.
 
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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You want hitch slightly lower than the tongue
 
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