typocl

rats, forgot about your editing skills

jimbug

Mine should be an inch higher with my 18" tires, so approximately 12.5". Plenty of clearance. My RX300 has 14.5" clearance. Thanks again.

NXOwner

Those are 18's in the photos, with the 225/60R18 rubber.

NXOwner

LOL!

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jimbug

Oh, then mine will have 11.5" clearance. Still plenty.

Jimsathome

Gents,

Good thread. Anyone put this hitch on a 2017 NX?

batchelor

Although an added cost, for those of you who live where winter salt and sand rust the undercomponents and hitches, I have always sparayed my hitch with Line-X or something similar before installing on previous vehicles. Keeps everything looking pristine!

batchelor

2017 is no different than the 2015 vehicle shown.

hadiguy05

That is a great idea!

Jimsathome

Yes, I understand that but I just wondered if anyone put it on a 2017 yet. Have you pulled anything with this setup? I've got a 1500 pound Boat /Motor /Trailer combo that I'd like to pull about a mile to a boat launch (and back) a couple times a year. And my misses (who "owns" the NX200T) is a bit resistive; so good references would help me convince her it won't kill her Baby.

typocl

thing is, this self install hitch is mainly for bike racks and such. For what you want to do, you'd need wiring for brake lights on your hitch. That part isn't easy if you didn't already have it wired up as an option. There's a thread here somewhere that talks about it.

Jimsathome

The Draw Tite Spec is the Tongue Weight is 350 pounds, and the Towing Capacity of this Class 3 Hitch is 3500 pounds. So even if most folks just want to haul their bike around, this is a serious Hitch, and will tow as it's rated well above the NX's 2,000 pound maximum rating.

Both Curt & Tekonsha make a wiring kit for the 2017 NX 200t with:

• No Cutting, Splicing, or Taping

So that part should be pretty simple even if you are not a licensed Electrician (which I am...)

If I don't convince the misses on a Hitch, I'll soon have to buy another vehicle just to launch the Boat. (We are both tired of mooching vehicles from friends, neighbors, and family to launch or pull the boat.) I did buy a Curt Hitch for my present vehicle and installed it no problem. However, I miscalculated, and the combination of my short Driveway being quite steep, and the lack of real clearance for the installed hitch, caused it to drag on the concrete no matter what angle of approach I tried. So I took it off and gave it (and the un-opened wiring kit) to my nephew => who happens to have the same car and no steep driveway.

So I'm hoping someoone will chime in with some real towing experience on these NX 200ts.

Thanks for the assist.

typocl

this guy hooked up a 1750lb trailer

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/nx-...l-trailer.html

might want to PM him on his experience

Jimsathome

Thanks but he only did one post and that was in 2016. I doubt if he's around but I'll try.

jimp

I tow a 2000 lb boat with my nx! The only problem is when breaking! It wants to push the nx , but no more than it did with my 2 nd gen Rx. Short trips like you plan are no problem for even heavier loads.just be careful. I do have the oem hitch and wiring.