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Click for best 2008 Volvo XC90 Trailer Hitch options: https://www.etrailer.com/hitch-2008_V... Products in this video: Click for more info and reviews of this Curt Trailer Hitch: https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitc... Click for more info and reviews of this Draw-Tite Trailer Hitch: https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitc... Search for other popular Volvo XC90 parts and accessories: https://www.etrailer.com/vehicle/2008... https://www.etrailer.com Don’t forget to subscribe!    / etrailertv   Full transcript: https://www.etrailer.com/tv-best-2008... Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best hitches available for the 2008 Volvo XC90.Now, both the hitches that we're going to be comparing today are going to be Class 3 rated hitches, so that means they're going to have the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening. From Curt, we have part number 13559, and from Draw-Tite, part number 75152. Now, both of these hitches are designed to fit in behind the rear fascia, so what we're going to be left with hanging down is just going to be the receiver tube opening and our safety chain connection points.The receiver tube openings are slightly different. You'll see the Curt's going to have the flush style reinforcement collar, where the Draw-Tite's, it's going to be a little bit more rounded. Also, the safety chain connection points are different. You can see on our Draw-Tite, we've got the rolled steel style safety chain connection point, with plenty of room to get whatever size chain connected we might want to, whereas when we look at the Curt, you can see it's more of a vertical plate that comes down. Now, for most of the smaller safety chains, I don't think you're going to have any issues connecting to that, but I definitely prefer the accessibility of the Draw-Tite's just a little bit more.Now as far as weight ratings are concerned, with the Curt, we're going to have a 350 pound tongue weight rating. That's going to be the maximum downward force we can put at our receiver tube opening, where with the Draw-Tite, it's going to give us a 500 pound tongue weight rating. The Curt offers a 3500 pound gross trailer weight rating. That's the total weight of the trailer and anything we might load up on it. With the Draw-Tite, it's going to be 5,000.Now, both hitches are also rated for use with weight distribution. The Draw-Tite and the Curt are going to have the same ratings, at a 500 pound tongue weight rating, and a 5,000 pound gross trailer weight rating. What this means, essentially, is that the Draw-Tite's going to offer a little bit stiffer of a hitch, kind of in the deflection department. Maybe if you get a really big bike rack on there or something like that, we're not going to have the flex in that that we might get with the Curt. Now keep in mind, you will want to check the owner's manual of your XC90 to see what its tow ratings are, and not exceed those.Now, installation of our two hitches is also going to be extremely similar. They're going to use the exact same three mounting locations on both sides, so nothing changes there. However, with the thickness of the Curt plate here, versus the Draw-Tite being more narrow, the Draw-Tite's going to install with absolutely no modifications to the vehicle at all, where the Curt, while it's really not going to be seen up underneath the vehicle, we will have to kind of square off our fascia just a little bit to allow room for this plate to come through.One additional thing you notice on the Draw-Tite hitch, this little bracket that's been welded on the back side. This is made to accept wiring, whether you're doing four pole wiring, maybe you want a seven pole round plug. The pre-drilled holes are going to allow you to attach brackets to them to secure that wiring, but something you want to keep in mind, in most general applications, the wiring is designed to stay in the back hatch of the XC90, so you'll have to pull up your tire tools and use the small grommet below it to run that plug outside of the vehicle if you choose to.Now, here's a good look at one of our hitches installed. This happens to be the Draw-Tite, just so you have an idea. The main differences are going to be, with the Curt, we're not going to have this, and we'll have that more flushed reinforcement collar, have more of a plate back here for our safety chain connection points.Now the reason we're down here is just to talk about measurements slightly. The Draw-Tite hitch, from the inside top edge of the receiver tube opening here to the ground is going to give us the most ground clearance out there at 15". The Curt is going to be about 3/4" lower, so the bottom of this is also going to be about 3/4" lower. It's plenty of ground clearance. I don't think it's going to be that big of an issue for you.The other measurement I want to talk about is the center of th