etrailer | Installing the Curt 2" Trailer Hitch Receiver on a 2025 Subaru Crosstrek

Click for more info and reviews of this CURT Trailer Hitch: https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitc... Check out some similar Trailer Hitch options: https://www.etrailer.com/fitguide.htm Search for other popular Subaru Crosstrek parts and accessories: https://www.etrailer.com/vehicle/2025... https://www.etrailer.com Don’t forget to subscribe!    / etrailertv   Full transcript: https://www.etrailer.com/tv-install-c... Hi, this is Scott with etrailer and today we're taking a look at and installing our CURT class three hitch on our 2025 Subaru Crosstrek. So for first impressions on this hitch on our Crosstrek, I really like this one. It looks pretty good on there. You don't see a lot of the cross tube, but you will see just a little bit of it hanging down. Most of the thing you're gonna see is just your receiver down here hanging out. Other than that, another nice thing about it is, it's gonna have a really good gloss finish on it. And it is gonna be a powder coat, so it's gonna hold up well over time to chips, scratches, and corrosion. So that's gonna be really nice. Another nice thing is it's gonna be a two-inch by two-inch receiver opening, and that's gonna accommodate most of your popular accessories that are on the market today. And it's a pretty heavy-duty setup. This hitch is also gonna have a 5/8 pin hole opening, and that's gonna be the pin that holds in any of your accessories that you put through this. Now, this one won't come with the pin and clips. You may need to pick one up here at etrailer. Or keep in mind, a lot of your accessories that are on the market now will already have a pin and clip with 'em. And a lot of your accessories, like your bike racks, will have an anti-rattle feature with them that will act as your pin. For your safety chain loops, you're gonna have a welded-on style. It's gonna be the wire style. These are gonna accept either your S-style hooks or your clevis-style hooks. So either one of those are gonna work for your trailer towing needs. As far as measurements go for this hitch, from the center of our pin hole out to the edge of our bumper, we're looking at right around 2 1/2 to three inches. Now, with that measurement, you'll be able to decide on if any of your accessories that fold up or stow away will make any contact with the back of your vehicle. Now, from the ground to the inside of our receiver, we are looking at right at around 14 3/4. With that number, you'll be able to decide on if you need to have any rise in the shank, if any of your bike racks or your cargo carriers for clearance. As far as weights go for this hitch, we're looking at a tongue weight capacity of 525 pounds. That's gonna be the weight of your bike rack with your bikes loaded down on it or your cargo carrier loaded down with all of your gear. Now, it's gonna have a gross trailer weight rating of 3,500 pounds. That's gonna be the weight of your trailer and everything you have loaded down on that. Now, if you have any questions or comments about this hitch, you can always leave a comment down below in the comments section. Or you can get ahold of one of our experts here at etrailer. They'd love to answer any of your questions. Now, as far as installation for this hitch, it's pretty straightforward and it really isn't too hard to do. It's something you could definitely do in your garage or in your driveway in an afternoon. Now, if you don't have the time or the tools or the space to do it, you can also take a look at your dealer locator and get something done for you locally. If it's something you feel like tackling yourself, stick around and watch our video and we'll help you get it installed. To start our installation, we're up underneath of our vehicle. On both sides, we're gonna have these three rubber plugs. We're gonna take out this one. We're gonna leave the middle, and we're gonna remove this one as well. These are pretty easy to remove. You can usually get your fingers in there and just get those to pop out. Just get those to pop out. If you can't, you can use a screwdriver. And again, we're gonna leave this center one. We're gonna follow that same procedure on the other side. To get our hardware into our frame, this rear hole is going to be our access hole. Now, it's not quite big enough so we can get our hardware to come through. There's a couple different ways you can do this. I'm gonna use a step bit to enlarge this a little bit. You can use a burr bit and just kinda slot it on each side if you wanted to. The main goal is to be able to get our hardware in. So what I'm gonna do is I'm just gonna use my step bit and just enlarge this hole a little bit. (drill whirring and clicking) Now we got it enlarged a little bit, makes it a nice clean hole doing it that way. The