There have been many other posts on this subject. Best place is hidden-hitches.com; 99 bucks and you can install the hitch in 20 mins. No holes to drill, just bolt it on. You can buy hitch adapters for 2 inch accessories at many website, but try JC Whitney. Links are below
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