CURT Adjustable Pintle Mounts: Receiver Size, Drop & Ratings

These CURT adjustable pintle mounts slide into a vehicle hitch receiver and provide a drilled plate for a separate compatible bolt-on pintle hook or ball-and-pintle attachment. The plate can be set at different towing heights to suit trailer leveling. Choose the receiver size and mounting-plate capacity first, then compare shank length, plate height and approved adjustment positions.

Which pintle mount suits the receiver?

2-inch receiver, standard drop48323 and 48324 carry 10,000 lb GTW ratings, while 48328 and 48325 are rated 15,000 lb. These four use 7-inch, three-position plates and differ in 8½- or 10½-inch shank length.
More drop or a shorter shank48341 has a taller 13-inch, six-position plate with up to 11½ inches of drop, at 10,000 lb GTW. The shorter 48343 uses a 6-inch shank and a bent 7¼-inch, three-position face plate, rated to 17,000 lb GTW.
2½-inch heavy-duty receiver48329 uses a 12½-inch shank and 7-inch plate with an 18,000 lb rating; 48348 has a 10¾-inch shank and 7¼-inch plate with a 20,000 lb rating. Neither uses a 2-inch receiver shank.

Compare CURT receiver pintle mounting plates

CURT MPN Receiver Maximum GTW Shank length Plate height Positions
48323 2 in 10,000 lb 8½ in 7 in 3
48324 2 in 10,000 lb 10½ in 7 in 3
48328 2 in 15,000 lb 8½ in 7 in 3
48325 2 in 15,000 lb 10½ in 7 in 3
48343 2 in 17,000 lb 6 in 7¼ in 3
48341 2 in 10,000 lb 12½ in 13 in 6
48329 2½ in 18,000 lb 12½ in 7 in 3
48348 2½ in 20,000 lb 10¾ in 7¼ in 3

The 48323, 48324, 48325, 48328 and 48329 have a manufacturer-listed maximum drop of 6½ inches. The six-position 48341 allows up to 11½ inches. For every model, use the exact manufacturer's dimensional drawing to confirm the installed hook height; shank length alone is not a trailer-coupler drop measurement.

Drop orientation only. CURT specifies these models for use in the drop position, not inverted for rise. Their GTW ratings are for the mounting plate, not a guarantee of complete trailer-system capacity or a tongue-weight rating. The actual allowable load is limited by the lowest-rated tow vehicle, receiver, pintle head, mounting hardware, trailer or other connected component.

What to confirm before ordering

  1. Measure the vehicle receiver. A solid 2-inch shank must be fitted to an appropriately rated 2 × 2-inch receiver; the 48329 and 48348 need a 2½ × 2½-inch receiver.
  2. Check the whole towing rating. 48323 and 48328 share shank and plate dimensions yet differ in rating. Never select a higher trailer load solely because the replacement looks identical.
  3. Calculate the necessary drop. Compare the coupler height on level ground with the pintle hook's mounted height, accounting for the plate position and trailer attitude. Do not invert the mount to create rise.
  4. Confirm the pintle-hook bolt pattern. CURT specifies 1¾-inch vertical by 3 5⁄16-inch horizontal hole spacing for compatible plate-mounted hooks. This mount is not a hook, ball or lunette eye itself.
  5. Obtain correct mounting fasteners. CURT offers the separately listed 48333 pintle-mount hardware kit with four ½-13 × 2¼-inch Grade 8 bolts, nuts and lock washers. Match hardware and tightening instructions to the selected attachment; do not assume bolts or a receiver hitch pin are included with the plate.
  6. Check clearance and condition. Account for the shank, vehicle bumper, trailer articulation, safety chains, latch operation and the tow vehicle manufacturer's instructions before towing.

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Related towing references

Compare the separate full-shank receiver pintle hooks in our CURT receiver pintle hooks, or read our CURT channel lunette rings. A complete receiver-shank pintle hook is not a bolt-on attachment for these plates, and the lunette ring is on the trailer end of the connection.

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