Hitch install for Dummies

[JAvy]

Hi, new member, '98 C1500 5.7/auto.

Embarassing first question because I feel like I'm missing something right in front of my face.....bought a second hand factory GM hitch receiver, PN 15724874, supposed to bolt in.

Bolts line up on both sides of the frame, however the actual receiver is halfway up/behind the bumper and recessed about 6" behind the bumper. Wrong hitch? Different bumper required?

Thanks in advance

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[SUBURBAN5]

Snap one of the frame holes your matching it to. Looks like wrong hitch

 

[JAvy]

Snap one of the frame holes your matching it to. Looks like wrong hitch

Ya, I'm thinking this is for a Tahoe/Yukon.

 

[mattillac]

GM parts giant lists that part# as not fitting a 1998 c1500.....

https://www.gmpartsgiant.com/parts/...year=1998&submodel=&extra1=&extra2=&filter=()

....but it will fit a 1998 Tahoe (according to them).

https://www.gmpartsgiant.com/parts/...r=1998&submodel=2WD&extra1=&extra2=&filter=()

Maybe its for those gmt400s with the gas tank in the rear, like Suburban, Tahoe, Yukon and Escallade.

Think I remember others discussing the differences in rear bumper brackets between the suburbans and pickups as well.

Hopefully others with more knowledge will chime in.


BTW, welcome to the forum.

 

[JAvy]

GM parts giant lists that part# as not fitting a 1998 c1500.....

https://www.gmpartsgiant.com/parts/...year=1998&submodel=&extra1=&extra2=&filter=()

....but it will fit a 1998 Tahoe (according to them).

https://www.gmpartsgiant.com/parts/...r=1998&submodel=2WD&extra1=&extra2=&filter=()

Weird, a couple websites I used listed a c1500 as compatible. Anyway, sure looks like a Tahoe/Yukon part

 

[mattillac]

Yeah, weird, I got the same results, like these folks list it as fitting.

https://www.wholesalegmpartsonline.com/products/2777083/15724874.html

Guessing I would lean towards gmpartsgiant being correct, especially since you seem to have confirmed that it doesn't seem to fit.

Here is a interesting discussion, seems to mention certain hitches sitting higher on pickup trucks.

"....I've read from numerous sources that when you do a 3 inch body lift, if you get the 99 Escalade hitch that it will tuck under your bumper very nicely......"

https://www.gmt400.com/threads/3-inch-body-lift-and-the-99-escalade-hitch.23842/#post-698423

 

[JAvy]

Lucky for me I have a Chevy truck junkyard 20min away. They had about 50 hitches to choose from so I was able to trade them my hitch plus 50 bucks for a nice Reese unit that looks alot better and has the 7 pin plug built I to the frame. Blessing in disguise I suppose. Thanks all for the help

 

[Erik the Awful]

You gave them your hitch and $50? I think I paid $15 for my hitch from Pull-A-Part. Then again, every truck at PAP here has a hitch, so may not be as common in your area.

 

[Supercharged111]

Short and long bed I think is also different.