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(More customer reviews)First off, the build quality seems top notch. The welds are clean, the paint is even and it appears to be very solid. My review below is for the fitment, and I gave it a low rating because it does not fit right over skid plates even though the instructions specifically state it will.
I bought this for my Grand Cherokee thinking it was going to be an easy install. I have OE skid plates, and according to Curt, this is no problem since you simply do not use the provided spacers for the furthest rearward hole. I spent 3 hours trying to get this thing to seat correctly on both sides. I finally gave in and went to my friendly mechanic which required myself and 2 mechanics to get it to fit right. It sits too snug over the skid plate and it is impossible not to scratch both it and the hitch considerably during installation. It is a shame because that nice paint job on the hitch looks terrible now and will probably rust soon. Bottom Line is Curt should make a model for skid plates and without.
Additionally, the bolts included were the wrong pitch AND one arrived broken so it cost me another $9 in hardware.
I wrote to Curt and I was told they would have engineering look into it.
Update: 1/29/11 Curt continues to list this as "Including Laredo & w/ Skid Shield", so I guess they have no plans of addressing the issue.
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