audiohs2

How quickly do they ship out the hitch? I just placed an order online.

I'll be using it primarily for a bike rack. Will there be any issues using a 4 bike rack? Worried about loading the car too much with passengers, luggage and the bikes.

Also, what class hitch would this be considered? Class 2 or Class 3?

Stickypvmt

Stickypvmt

StealthHitches

Our hitches ship within 2 business days from the time of order, earlier if requested. If you ordered yesterday, it should ship today or tomorrow!



As for the loading question, the tongue weight for the hitch on an SQ5/Q5 (2009-present) is 500 lbs., so a 4-bike rack should be no problem. The tow rating for the SQ5/Q5 is 5300 lbs.

Class ratings are relative to the hitch’s tongue weight capacity and towing capacity instead of the specific vehicle’s capacity. Our hitches are designed for 50% added capacity to the tongue and tow capacities of each vehicle we engineer our hitch to fit. Because our hitch’s capacities are designed to exceed the vehicle’s, we choose to list the tongue weight/towing capacities of the vehicle in our instructions manual rather than the hitch to provide safer and more useful information to our customers.

We hope you find this information helpful, and we are excited for you to receive your Stealth Hitch!

We would love to see some photos of the adventures you have ahead!

StealthHitches

Great question. The main factory reinforcement beam (the lightweight reinforcement bar/bumper core that is bolted to the bumper core studs and supports the plastic fascia) is maintained in the 2018 SQ5/Q5 model. Earlier models of the SQ5/Q5 (2009-2017) require a different hitch than the newer 2018 model, and we replace the reinforcement beam on these models with a more structural member in the same way that Audi does with their factory hitch.

StealthHitches

Big thank you to aclass, skeefer, JAM2, and ewanspeirs for the kind words, helpful insights, and photos! We hope you are enjoying the Stealth Hitch and have lots of fun and safe travels ahead!

aclass

Very happy with my StealthHitch.

audiohs2

Installed the hitch today. Took about 2 hours to do. Not hard at all and I took my time making sure not to scratch or damage anything. Used a combination of the instructions that came with the hitch and the video that was posted above. Didn't bother removing the spare tire. The hitch looks super high quality. Haven't tested it with the bike rack yet but very happy so far.

StealthHitches

That's great to hear. Glad you are pleased with your Stealth Hitch!!

Amir Blachman

Hey Aclass,

I'd appreciate the $25 discount code for the stealth hitch, if you've still got it.

Thanks!