bumper hitch

ztim · January 7th, 2007, 04:00 PM

I found an L shaped bumper hitch on the web meant for light trailers. Would this be okay for the '84 Delta 88? All I have to do is mount it with 4 bolts.

texasred · January 7th, 2007, 08:55 PM

Think about how that railroad tie bumper is held on by two "shock absorbers" and think about the weight of a trailer tongue bouncing on it. Even a light trailer....bouncing down the road...not me.

Just my $0.02 worth, but I would see if I could find a frame mount that uses the bumper only for stability or (better yet) one that is independant of the bumper.

C.J.

ztim · January 8th, 2007, 07:47 AM

I looked and it seems to me the bumper is mounted to the frame. The trailer I would tow carries a 10' aluminum boat. I was looking at it price wise. There is about one hundred dollar difference. between the two.

Oldsguy · January 8th, 2007, 11:34 AM

I think GM has used the method C.J. described to mount the rear bumper since about the mid 70's. I had a '77 Delta 88 with a bumper mounted like that and the bumper fell off. It was due to dissimalar metal causing excessive corrosion at the mounting plates. The plates were steel with another kind of steel bolt and the bumper was some kind of aluminum. The bumper basically disintegrated. I don't know what the bumpers are made of now but I bet there is a similar situation because I know they still used the shocks in the eighties. Don't mount the hitch directly on the bumper. Just my 2 cents based on experience.

ztim · January 9th, 2007, 03:26 AM

You guys are right. I'll hold off until I can get a Lok-tite or something similar.

January 7th, 2007, 04:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
ztim Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SC Posts: 275	bumper hitch I found an L shaped bumper hitch on the web meant for light trailers. Would this be okay for the '84 Delta 88? All I have to do is mount it with 4 bolts.

January 7th, 2007, 08:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
texasred Tom Servo's Stunt Double Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 824	Think about how that railroad tie bumper is held on by two "shock absorbers" and think about the weight of a trailer tongue bouncing on it. Even a light trailer....bouncing down the road...not me. Just my $0.02 worth, but I would see if I could find a frame mount that uses the bumper only for stability or (better yet) one that is independant of the bumper. C.J. __________________ Dad said, "Sometimes you read Job...sometimes you ARE Job!"

January 8th, 2007, 11:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Oldsguy Hot Rodder at heart Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 5,360	I think GM has used the method C.J. described to mount the rear bumper since about the mid 70's. I had a '77 Delta 88 with a bumper mounted like that and the bumper fell off. It was due to dissimalar metal causing excessive corrosion at the mounting plates. The plates were steel with another kind of steel bolt and the bumper was some kind of aluminum. The bumper basically disintegrated. I don't know what the bumpers are made of now but I bet there is a similar situation because I know they still used the shocks in the eighties. Don't mount the hitch directly on the bumper. Just my 2 cents based on experience. __________________ Dan '77 Cutlass Supreme '46 2 door "The rocket 455.....it's a sledgehammer approach to a thumbtack world" LuxBlue of HAMB.

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January 8th, 2007, 07:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
ztim Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SC Posts: 275	I looked and it seems to me the bumper is mounted to the frame. The trailer I would tow carries a 10' aluminum boat. I was looking at it price wise. There is about one hundred dollar difference. between the two.

January 9th, 2007, 03:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
ztim Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SC Posts: 275	You guys are right. I'll hold off until I can get a Lok-tite or something similar.