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Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2022 Subaru Outback wagon, we're gonna be showing you how to install the Curt trailer hitch receiver. But before we do that, why don't we check it out and make sure that this is gonna be the right hitch for you. When it comes to the Subaru Outback, a hitch looks right at home on it. People use these things to do a little bit of everything, honestly. You know, whether you're using a bike rack to go to the trails and do some riding, pulling some trailers around, maybe a small camper, some kayaks, stuff like that, maybe even throwing a cargo carrier back here to free up some space on your trip.

Whatever the case may be, having a hitch is really gonna open up your opportunities on the things you can do with your Outback. And another thing that kind of comes to my mind as well is how it's gonna look on the back of it. Right So in this case, I think they did a really good job with the appearance. For the most part, it's gonna be completely hidden. Really the only thing you're gonna be able to see is the receiver tube opening.

I do wanna address one of the more popular questions we get asked about these, and that has to do with fitment. You know, is this gonna fit all the different submodels of the Outback And this hitch is designed to work with all of 'em, whether you have the base model, the fully loaded one, something in between, even the Outback Wilderness and ones that have single and dual exhaust. So actually matter of fact, today ours is single exhaust. I did this hitch last week on a '21 that has a dual exhaust and everything fit right and the way it should. So regardless on what model you have, this hitch is gonna work.

With this being a class three hitch, it is gonna have that two inch by two inch receiver tube opening. And this is arguably probably the most common size. So ton of different things will work with it. At the end there, it has a reinforced collar for a little bit of extra support. And it is going to use that standard 5/8 pin and clip.

Now pin and clip don't come included. If you need one, though, not really a big deal. Something to point out with it, just kind of the nature of the hitch and where it sits, a pin and clip like this that has just a hole at the end of it does work like you've just seen, but if I we're to buy one, I'd probably get one that has the groove that runs all the way around. That way, when you put this in, you can kind of just clip this in wherever, just make it a little easier on you. With that said, though, the safety chain openings, these are gonna be a loop style and give us more than enough space to use just about any size hook that our trailer might have. As far as the hitch's weight capacities go, it's gonna have a 350 pound maximum gross tongue weight rating. And that's gonna be the amount of weight that is pushing down on the hitch, so a decent number. And you should be able to use those one to four bike racks, just to kind of give you an example. As far as the hitch's maximum gross trailer weight rating goes, that's gonna be 3,500 pounds. And that's gonna be the amount of weight that is pulling on the hitch, So the weight of your trailer plus anything that you might have on it I do always like to suggest, though, it's never a bad idea just to grab your Subaru's owner's manual. That way you can make sure your Outback can pull that much weight safely. And with that said, if you're gonna be pulling a trailer around, you're gonna want the lights to work on it. That way everyone around you knows what's going on and you'll be safe and legal. And to accomplish that, you can always grab some trailer wiring. Now we can just go ahead, grab a couple of measurements and you'll be able to use these to help figure out which hitch mount accessories will work best. You go from the ground to the top inside edge of the receiver tube opening. That's gonna be right at 16 inches. So if you're gonna be pulling a trailer around, chances are really good you can use a ball mount that has a straight chain. If you go from the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the rear bumper, that's gonna be right at three inches. And you can use that measurement to figure out that if any folding accessories you might have can be stored in that upright position without contacting the bumper. With that measurement only being three inches, that's really good clearance, and chances are really high that essentially whatever type of folding accessory you have will be able to clear everything without any issues. Compared to some of the other hitches available, it's kind of tricky. There's quite a few