How to Select a Trailer Hitch
Match hitch class to the door sticker and the product page before you shop a heavier trailer than the vehicle can safely tow.
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Trailer hitches
An empty hitch receiver that clanks over every expansion joint is one of the most common shop complaints we hear in Canada. The tube is steel. The pin has a little play. A ball mount or bike rack that sits slightly loose turns that play into a sharp rattle. The CURT anti-rattle kits, pins and covers we stock quiet it down, with free shipping anywhere in Canada.
Built for Canadian hitch shoppers. free shipping on CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts.
Related reading: stabilizer versus sway bar, cover rubber versus plastic, and hitch for bike rack only. Prefer the full index? Open the towing guides hub.
Related reading: stabilizer versus sway bar, cover rubber versus plastic, and hitch for bike rack only. Prefer the full index? Open the towing guides hub.
How we quiet a rattling receiver without buying the wrong bar
Start by naming whether the noise is an empty tube, a loose pin, or a shank that rocks in the receiver. Covers help empty tubes and keep grit out. Tighter pins and anti-rattle clamps or shims take up play when a mount or rack stays installed. Match one and one quarter inch kits to smaller tubes and two inch kits to Class 3 tubes. A trailer sway bar will not quiet a bike rack. Keep that job on the stabilizer versus sway page.
Step 1Name empty-tube clank versus shank play
Covers help empty tubes. Clamps help installed shanks.
Step 2Match anti-rattle kit to tube size
One and one quarter inch versus two inch.
Step 3Confirm pin diameter
Half inch and five-eighths pins are different stories.
Step 4Skip sway bars for rack noise
Yaw hardware is a trailer job.
Official CURT videos for Canadian hitch-accessory shoppers
These clips come from the official CURT YouTube channel (@curtmfg). Use them before you open a product page.
If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under each video.
Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques
Confirm tube size and pin hole size on the anti-rattle product page before you tighten a clamp or shim.
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Quieting hardware should not crush a trailer plug left dangling beside the receiver.
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Match shank size to the receiver tube, then level the trailer with drop or rise once the hitch is on.
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Shop CURT part 22320 anti-rattle hitch clamp
In-stock anti-rattle hitch clamp for taking up shank play when a mount stays in the receiver, with free shipping from Lots of Parts.
Open the product pageWorth knowing. Clank in the tube is stabilizer territory. Fishtail on the highway is sway territory.
CURT gear for the job
CURT part 22320Anti-rattle hitch clampAnti-rattle hitch clamp for taking up shank play when a mount stays in the receiver.$36.62 CAD
CURT part 22323Anti-rattle hitch pin and shimAnti-rattle hitch pin and shim when you want a quieter pin without a full clamp.$37.67 CAD
CURT part 22321Two inch anti-rattle kitTwo inch anti-rattle kit for Class 3 style receivers with the larger tube.$54.92 CAD
CURT part 22315One and one quarter inch anti-rattle kitOne and one quarter inch anti-rattle kit for Class 1 and Class 2 tubes.$39.76 CAD
CURT part 21500Five-eighths hitch pinStandard five-eighths hitch pin with clip for common two inch Class 3 receivers.$12.84 CAD
CURT part 21400Half inch hitch pinHalf inch hitch pin with clip for receivers that use the smaller pin size.$16.11 CAD
CURT part 22272Two inch receiver coverTwo inch receiver cover for empty tubes. Cosmetics and grit control, not a clamp substitute.$15.92 CAD
CURT part 22271One and one quarter inch receiver coverCover for the smaller receiver tube when the hitch sits empty between trips.$29.66 CAD
| Topic | What we tell shoppers |
|---|---|
| Empty tube | A cover cuts clank and keeps grit out between trips. |
| Installed shank | Anti-rattle clamps, kits, and shims take up play. |
| Pin size | Match half inch or five-eighths pins to the receiver hole. |
| Not a sway bar | Trailer yaw hardware will not quiet a bike rack. |
Related guides worth opening
Stabilizer versus sway barKeep the jobs separate.
Cover rubber versus plasticEmpty-tube sealing.
Hitch for bike rack onlyRack days that often rattle.
Towing guides hubFull Canada hitch index.
In short: name empty-tube clank versus shank play, match anti-rattle gear to tube and pin size, use covers on empty days, and never buy a sway bar to quiet a rack.
