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Hey everyone, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2024 Subaru Outback wagon, we're gonna be showing you how to install the CURT Trailer Hitch Receiver. But before we do that, since there are so many hitches available for the Subaru, why don't we take a minute, we'll check this one out and make sure it's gonna be the right setup for you. Putting a hitch on the Subaru makes complete sense. You know, I feel like every time I see one of these out on the road, there's always some sort of accessory on them, you know, and so a hitch looks right at home. Having this back here will let you use your bike racks, your cargo carriers, and be able to pull your trailers around.

To compare the CURT hitch to some of the other ones available, there's two categories I like to put the hitches in. Some that are gonna be more visible, and some that are gonna be more hidden, all right And the CURT one is definitely more hidden. Really the only thing you're gonna be able to see is the receiver tube opening. And so to me this style of hitch looks more like a factory option. With that said, there's a etrailer.com one that is pretty much the exact same thing.

The main difference with that is gonna be the finish. While the CURT has a gloss black, the etrailer one will be more of a matte black, almost like the color of the plastic on your bumper there. So whatever one you find more visually appealing, you know, you can't really go wrong with any of them. And then there is a stealth hitch available as well. And with that one it'll look very similar to this, but you can actually detach the receiver tube opening, and you know, unsnaps from the hitch and it'll look completely stock back here.

But when you're ready to use it, you pop the tube in and you have that opening. So that might be a good choice for those of you that, you know, are really looking to maintain a factory appearance, and maybe just occasionally use the hitch. For me, if I use the hitch all the time, you know, you kinda defeat the purpose of being able to take that receiver tube out. But that's just my thoughts on it. And then there's some more visible type ones, right, that they're gonna hang down below.

Generally you get a little less ground clearance with them and they're gonna be completely visible. But on the Outback, it doesn't look terrible by any means. You know, it fits right in on everything. And one of the advantages to one of the visible-style ones, it's made by Draw-Tite, that one's gonna have some pretty high weight capacities over a lot of the other hitches. So if you're someone who plans on kinda pushing the Outback to the limit as far as, you know, really large bike racks or big cargo carriers that are really weighted down, and things like that, that one might be a better fit for you. But that's not to say that you're not gonna be able to use bigger accessories, or pull your heavier trailers around, with this type of hitch. So with the CURT one here, it's gonna have a maximum gross tongue weight rating of 350 pounds, which is the amount of weight pushing down on the hitch. That's good for those one to three, maybe four bike racks, just depending on how much everything weighs, to give you an example there. And for the maximum gross trailer weight rating, that's gonna be 3,500 pounds, or the amount of weight that is pulling on the hitch. So that'll be the weight of your trailer plus anything that you might have in or on it. Now I do always like to recommend, it's always a good idea to grab your Subaru's owner's manual. That way you can check in there and make sure that your Outback can handle that amount of weight safely. The hitch is gonna have a two inch by two inch receiver tube opening, which is a super common size. So a ton of different things will work with it. It is going to utilize the standard 5/8 size pin and clip. Keep in mind though, a pin and clip does not come included with the hitch. If you need one, not a huge deal, you can grab it here at etrailer. A lot of times too, if you buy a new accessory they'll come with one. So something to look out for there. And the safety chain openings are gonna be a loop-style, easy to get to, and large enough to allow you to use pretty much any size hook that your trailer might have on it. Now one thing I wanna point out, our neighbor here today, they have an inch and a quarter, a smaller accessory that they use from time to time. And so, you know, you can always use an adapter like this, or reducer, which can plug into the hitch, make that opening smaller and allow you to us