After market trailer Hitch not centered on body??

[Supercrawler]

My 2021 RTL trailer hitch It doesn't centered to body of spyder rather in centered to the wheel.
Is this normal?

 

[Copperman]

Yes. It has to make way for the belt.

 

[Supercrawler]

Thanks ,,

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Actually, to me something doesn't look quite right. How about posting a couple more photos clearly showing the mounting to the swing arm. I just checked my 8 year old after market hitch and it is centered with respect to the wheel and body. But mine is 2014. Maybe there is a shift in the position of the swing arm and tire with respect to the body, beginning with the 2020 models. Or your hitch may have been manufactured incorrectly, but the offset probably isn't enough to create a problem other than your tendency, if it exists, to be OCD about such things.

 

[Cruzr Joe]

Yes. It has to make way for the belt.

:agree:

 

[fatboy]

i just put one on looks exactly the same

 

[JayBros]

You wouldn't want the hitch not centered on the wheel. Offset from the wheel would be potential problem city.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

According to the OP's picture it looks then like the body is not centered over the rear wheel. My hitch is centered with the tire and body, and yes, the left side is offset to go around the pulley.

Would someone who has a 2020 or 2021 confirm that the body is not centered with the tire? A straight on rear photo would be good. I couldn't find one on the 'net. If that is the case then it's a mystery why the Spyder is designed that way. Is it possible the body on the OP's RT is installed incorrectly? Prior to 2020 the RT body was centered over the rear tire.

 

[fatboy]

it is all centered just clearance for pulley

 

[pidjones]

That hitch looks substantial. What brand and dealer? I need to get one to mount a Uni-Go adapter on.
Oh, and here is a photo of a 2021 RT Limited from the back. Swing arm is off-center, but not the tire.

 

[Supercrawler]

Talked to pirre at spyderaccesary said it has to be center to the tire not the body.

 

[Supercrawler]

I purchased this hitch from eBay pretty Strout well made.

 

[Supercrawler]

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Rear

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

It sure looks to me like the body is not centered over the tire. Makes me really wonder if it was not assembled quite right. Have the dealer take a look at and check out other RTs they have. The picture above from pidjones looks like the body on his RT is centered. As others have said your hitch is correctly installed.

 

[sdcatman]

I had the same issue with aftermarket hitch today. went to my local Can am dealer and bought OEM Can am hitch it is centered perfectly. So I don't buy the excuse the after market builders are saying. If Can Am can make it correct why can't the others

 

[davev1pa]

On the pictured aftermarket hitch by the OP I'm curious ...are there plastic shims on the brackets that go over the swingarms? Or is it metal to metal?

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

On the pictured aftermarket hitch by the OP I'm curious ...are there plastic shims on the brackets that go over the swingarms? Or is it metal to metal?

Metal to metal on mine which I bought in 2014.

 

[Mikey]

I think we are getting a optical allusion, the picture may be a little off center, and with the way the frame work is going around the sprocket it is throwing us off! If when standing directly in back of the bike the ball lines up with the center of the wheel, then it's right, if it isn't then some on may have drilled the hole off center or the whole bracket was tweaked some how!:dontknow: If you know some one that welds it should not be a big deal to fix!!! That hitch plate was installed a little off from where it should have been, probably done on a Monday or Friday:banghead: