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Originally Posted by Nimisys
to those of you who like to leave drop hitchs on your trucks as a present to would be rearenders, you may want to think it through a bit more. sure you punch a nice hole in their radiator and what not... but the force of their impact goes through your drop hitch, into your trailer hitch, which is bolted directly to your frame. they hit hard enough and your frame is going bend. now you need a new frame, as it is not always possible to straigten them.
let your bumper do its job... and their crumple zone it's job.
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Fair point, but it'll have to be quite a hit in order to do the damage you're talking about (at least on my truck) and the car would hit the hidden hitch even if the drop weren’t there. The reason I leave my drop hitch on is more for people hitting it while parking than a high speed hit and to act a "feeler" while backing up against concrete walls.
It's also good for a laugh when friends whack their shins on it
