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It's not an ideal setup, but got the job done. My family of 5 flew into Boise with all of our ski gear to pick up our 'used' Bronco at Boise VW and then did about a 1200 mile road trip back home to Colorado with this setup. I had all the parts delivered to the dealer and then installed the receiver hitch myself in one of their car detailing bays.
Found that the bolts for the receiver hitch are a little long, so purchased 8 additional steel washers (see photos). The ski/snowboard rack does tilt backward, but even tilted you can only open the rear door a few inches. When we needed to load/unload the trunk area we would just remove the ski rack which is very easy to do by yourself if it is empty, and fairly easy loaded with 4 pairs of skis...with two people. Something like the Kuat Pivot V2 would really enhance this setup.
Parts (no affiliations, just showing what I purchased):
Hitch - https://www.jegs.com/i/Curt/229/134...=Transactional&utm_content=Order+Confirmation
Ski/Snowboard Rack - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081G7JJB2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hitch Stabilizer - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JDD8L3H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hitch Extender - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09B6KQDSH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Found that the bolts for the receiver hitch are a little long, so purchased 8 additional steel washers (see photos). The ski/snowboard rack does tilt backward, but even tilted you can only open the rear door a few inches. When we needed to load/unload the trunk area we would just remove the ski rack which is very easy to do by yourself if it is empty, and fairly easy loaded with 4 pairs of skis...with two people. Something like the Kuat Pivot V2 would really enhance this setup.
Parts (no affiliations, just showing what I purchased):
Hitch - https://www.jegs.com/i/Curt/229/134...=Transactional&utm_content=Order+Confirmation
Ski/Snowboard Rack - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081G7JJB2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hitch Stabilizer - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JDD8L3H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hitch Extender - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09B6KQDSH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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