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Pros & Cons
Pros
This adapter is for kuat racks only, and is better than other generic 2 to 1. Seems to work great with my thule t2 pro xt 2 bike rack. The screw provided allows me to attach the adapter to the sherpa rack.
It is a very nice piece of extruded aluminum that is made to bolt onto their 1. Base and my 2017 toyota tacoma with factory tow package. The rack is stiffer than it was in a 1 1/4 hitch.
Cons
This adapter is a kludge at best. Does not work with nv.
The two m5 bolts are slightly too long, which means the bolt closest to your bikes gets damaged by the ball bearing once to turn/tighten the handle. Because of the geometry the holes are offset and will not align. The problem is that it does not aligh... Read More
Highlights
Quality
This product works perfectly for what it is intended to allow use of the kuat sherpa bike rack with 1 1434 mount in a 234 receiver hitch
The locking pin is a little difficult to slide through after this is attached has to be lined up perfectly but that helps with the rattles
The receiver hole may not line up with the rack
As others have said the hitch pin interferes with the racks insertion tube
Packaging/appearance
It comes with 2 allen head bolts that screw into the pre tapped holes on the rack
0 had the shank hole in the 34incorrect34 too high position meaning this adapter will not work with these early versions
Competitiveness
If you have a kuat rack i dont think there is a better alternative to this adapter
It actually fits pretty solid and holds the rack in very tightly in a 2inch hitch
The hitch lock that came with your kuat rack will not fit the holes because it is not aligned
Bottom line if you have a 1 1434 kuat sherpa or one of the other racks specified by kuat and a 234 receiver hitch on your vehic... Read More
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- This product had a total of 233 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 5 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Nice piece but i bought if for the kuat nv rack which it does not fit
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I dont know why it doesnt work with the nv as built
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My wife was recently rearended and her rat got bent up so we had to put my smaller one on so i got this adapter i was assuming it would be have a loose fit
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Biggest issue i had was the pin that goes through the receiver and holds the rack into the receiver with the lock is super tight on this since the holes on the adapter and the1
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As others have said the hitch pin interferes with the racks insertion tube
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Another alternative is to use a smaller diameter pin
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Tried using 3rd party adapters
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The holes don’t line up and there’s rattling
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