- [Donnie] Hey, this is Donnie,
and in this video, I'm gonna show you
how to install a receiver hitch on a 2007 Nissan Titan.
So I was needing to pull my boat,
and I didn't have a receiver hitch,
so I went to Walmart and got one of those universals,
supposed to fit several different pickups
and tried to install it, and it came
in a hundred different pieces, and I had
to cut the tip of my exhaust off,
and then to find out that the bolt holes
did not line up, so I took that back.
I went on Amazon, I'll put a link down in the description,
and bought one specifically for the Nissan Titan.
So, let's get started.
First, I've got my hardware, and I've got an impact,
you don't have to have an impact, but I had one,
and I've also got a torque ranch so you kinda know how
tight to get these, you wanna get them a certain tight.
But if you just go underneath the bumper here, you'll see
your frame rail, and they already have holes there with
thread that you can use to install your receiver hitch,
there's two in the rear, and then there's one in the front,
and the receiver hitch that I got from amazon,
I mean it fits, it bolts right up to it,
and I'm just kinda showing you right there, you know,
where the holes are at.
So, I don't think I really had to cut my exhaust tip off,
I did, you know, when I had that universal,
but this one lines up really well and you'll see as I
install it, so if you're doing it by yourself, just get a
jack stand to kinda help hold the rear of that up,
and then you can kinda push the front up,
and adjust it as needed, and then put the bolts in,
so that's what I'm doing right here, is I am getting the
bolts ready, you know the washers, all the hardware to go
that bolts into the frame there.
So I'm getting it ready,
and, gotta get a little bit of
light in there, you know, anytime you're working underneath
a vehicle, a little extra light is gonna help out.
So I'm raising it up, you gotta kinda, juggle it a
little bit, you know be careful but you kinda get it up,
get it into the line with the holes, and then you're just
gonna hand tighten all the bolts in,
you don't wanna get tight at this point,
you just wanna get them all in hand tight.
So that's what I'm doing, I'm getting one side,
I'm getting it aligned up,
and then I will hand tighten the bolts into the frame.
There I go, there I'm tightening that rear one right there,
and then I'll also go to the front and get those too.
Once I get those all in, I will go to the other side,
align it, and then I'll also put the bolts in that.
At this point, everything's just hand tight.
Then I'll come back with the torque wrench,
and torque everything to about 80lbs, 80 foot pounds
and that will make sure everything is good and tight,
and there ain't gonna be no problems later down the road.
So I've done one side and now I'm going to the other side
still have the jack under there to kinda help level it,
and I'm gonna push the other side up, and again,
if you've got two people, it'll just be that much easier
to help you align it and hold it up there.
But if you're doing it by yourself, just get a jack,
and raise it up there, and just kinda level each side at a
time as you go, and put the bolts in hand tight,
and that's what I'm doing on this other side.
Okay, getting the socket to make sure it fits,
and then I will use a impact to tighten those up.
So I'm tightening this one side up, and really this is an
easy process if you have the right,
receiver hitch, there's not much work to this.
Man, the other receiver hitch I got from Walmart,
it was in like, a lot of pieces,
you had to put it together, you know depending on your
style but you know, the truck style,
what make and model it was, but at the end of the day,
you know, it still didn't fit so this one was specifically
made for a Nissan Titan and it fit perfectly.
So I got all the bolts tight, you know, snug,
you don't wanna get them too tight with the impact,
just snug them up, then you can get your torque wrench,
and get them to the exact foot pounds that you want,
now this is an old style torque ranch, they got some really
you know, fancy ones, they've got digital,
this is an old style, but you know,
it still works for this application,
you do wanna make sure that you do use a torque wrench so
that you know that it is tight on there, if you're just
using a socket and ratchet you may not really know how
tight that you have it, but this just kinda ensures that,
you know, nothing is gonna happen down the line,
it is tight and its gonna work for you when you're
pulling something.
So, I'm gonna torque both sides to about 80 foot pounds and,
that way, I know that its good and tight, I know that it's
gonna pull my boat, trailer, whatever I have to pull,
and I ain't gonna have no problems.
Now the last thing you have to do, you know, you're gonna
have to have the hitch, you know either boats on or,
this is just, the one I got it just kinda pushes in
and locks, you know, there is a lot of different styles,
but you're gonna have to have that and you can put it in
when you need it and take it out when you're not using it
that way you don't walk around the truck and hit your
knees on it when it's sticking out.
But, there is a lot of different styles, there's some that
you can have multiple size balls on there and,
that makes it convenient but two inches about everything I
pull so really that is all that I need, you know,
I don't need the different size of balls on there but,
you probably know what type of trailers you have,
and what sizes you need, and you know, you wanna get the
right hitch to accommodate what you're needing there so,
anyway, this is basically all it takes, very quick,
very simple if you get the right one,
and if you get a universal, it might need a little more work
But if you go to the right one, I'll put a link down
in the description, very simple, just took a few minutes to
put this on, and that my friends,
is how you install a receiver hitch.
Thanks for watching, take care,
and we'll see you in the next video.