How to Select a Trailer Hitch
Why a Class 3 card with a two inch receiver shows up so often on SUVs and Wranglers, even when the door sticker keeps trailer weight modest.
Watch on YouTube →Toyota Land Cruiser Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)
Shopping a trailer hitch for a Toyota Land Cruiser in Canada? We followed the catalogue on this store instead of inventing an LC300 rear hitch. Today the live CURT card that names Land Cruiser is a front receiver, CURT 31198, written for listed 2008 through 2013 Land Cruiser years (shared with listed Tundra years on the same card). We do not list a rear Class 3 Land Cruiser hitch, and we do not list an LC300 hitch. The year landers below are the Land Cruiser pages we already publish.
Built for Canadian Land Cruiser owners. Free shipping on CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts when the SKU is live on this store.
New to hitch shopping? Start with the
buying guide,
how to choose a hitch, and
what hitch class do I need.
Prefer the full index?
Open the towing guides hub.
Watch these CURT videos first
All four videos are from the official CURT YouTube channel (@curtmfg). Use them for class selection, install habits, wiring basics, and ball-mount height before you dig into the cards below.
If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card.
CURT Install Techniques
General install habits. Finish with the instruction sheet for your exact year card — generations are not interchangeable.
Watch on YouTube →Trailer Wiring Harness Basics
Useful before you order a custom four-flat, or while you wait on a harness we do not stock for your year yet.
Watch on YouTube →Ball Mount and Trailer Ball
Match ball diameter to the coupler, match the shank to the ball mount hole, then set drop so the trailer sits level.
Watch on YouTube →What we stock for the Land Cruiser
CURT 31198 is a front receiver hitch, not a rear trailer hitch. The card lists 2008 through 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser alongside 2007 through 2021 Toyota Tundra. It is active and in stock on Lots of Parts today. Free shipping applies on CURT gear from this store when the SKU is live.
A front receiver is for winch plates, soft shackles, and recovery gear that plugs into a two inch opening on the front of the truck. It is not the rear tube you use for a ball mount and a travel trailer. If you came here for a rear Class 3 Land Cruiser hitch, pause — we are not inventing a SKU we do not list.
Newer Land Cruiser years after 2013, including the LC300 generation, need the same honest pause. We also do not list a Land Cruiser-specific custom four-flat harness today. If you need trailer lights on a related Toyota, open the Sequoia or Tundra guides rather than forcing this thin Land Cruiser shelf.
In stock on this store
CURT 31198 front receiver
Listed for 2008 through 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser on the card, with matching Tundra years. Two inch front opening. Free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.
Related vehicle guide
Toyota Sequoia buyers guide
Full-size Toyota SUV hitch shopping with live rear hitch cards and year landers we actually publish.
| Item | Status on this store |
|---|---|
| CURT 31198 | Active and in stock as a front receiver for listed 2008 through 2013 Land Cruiser years (and matching Tundra years on the card). Linked above. |
| Rear Class 3 Land Cruiser hitch | Not listed as a CURT rear hitch for Land Cruiser on this store today. |
| LC300 hitch | Not listed. Newer Land Cruiser years after 2013 are outside the live 31198 application. |
| Land Cruiser trailer wiring | Not listed as a Land Cruiser-specific custom four-flat on this shelf today. |
| Year landers | Live for 2008 and 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser. Those pages are thin shop doors — confirm any product on the card before you buy. |
Jump to your Land Cruiser year
These are the Toyota Land Cruiser hitch year pages we publish today. No LC300 landers. Confirm the year and the product type (front versus rear) before you buy.
Honest gaps and shopper notes
Catalogue truth
Front tube only
31198 is the Land Cruiser name on a CURT card we stock. It is a front receiver. A rear ball-mount hitch is a different part.
LC300
Newer years not listed
We checked for an LC300 or post-2013 rear hitch on this shelf. Nothing live to link, so we are not inventing one.
Cousins
Sequoia and Tundra
If you meant a related full-size Toyota with a rear hitch path, open the Sequoia or Tundra buyers guides we already publish.
Ratings
Vehicle limit wins
Even with a rated front receiver, Toyota’s published recovery and tow limits for your trim still win over hitch-side numbers.
Step 1Name the job
Front recovery tube versus rear trailer hitch — they are not the same purchase.
Step 2Open 31198 only if front
Read Land Cruiser versus Tundra coverage on the live product card before you buy.
Step 3Rear hitch honesty
If we do not list a rear Land Cruiser hitch, ask support rather than guessing a Sequoia card.
Step 4Plan wiring later
Trailer lights still matter when a rear hitch exists. Use the wiring guide when you get there.
Related guides we do publish
Sequoia hitch guideFull-size Toyota SUV rear hitch path
Tundra hitch guideShared front-receiver cousin notes
What hitch classClass context before you shop
Wiring guideFour-flat basics while you wait
Towing guides hubAll vehicle and topic guides
Shop CURT 31198
The Land Cruiser front receiver we list today for 2008 through 2013, with free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.
Open CURT 31198 →Need a rear hitch on a related Toyota? Open the Sequoia buyers guide or the Tundra buyers guide.
Lots of Parts · Canada Toyota Land Cruiser hitch shopping help that links the front receiver we stock, admits the rear and LC300 shelf is empty, and points cousins to Sequoia and Tundra. No fake reviews, no invented year landers.
