Mitsubishi Challenger - Do these tow hooks look ok to you?

[mike77]

Right oh, never put these things on till yesterday, so just wanted some web opinion on whether you think they are mounted securely enough.

Back ones, put on the Tow bar mounting bracket, right where it is bolted to the Chassis.

Green piece of metal is just a backing piece of steel made up, was told should help nuts from not being pull through.

[mike77]

And Front one.

Had to remove a little of the bumper bracket.





The green bit again is just a bit of steel made.

[coxsy]

mike77 its a sweet setup nice piece of work

[Swamped]

I don't know how the front of the chassis is setup but I would have drilled right through the rail and put a crush tube in with a long bolt through the whole lot if possible. Just doesn't look to have too much meat in the bottom alone is all. Rear isn't too bad but will only be as strong as the join to the chassis again I'd expect.

[mudlva]

[mike77]

Yeah, I would of liked to do as you mentioned as it was a prick at the front.
The bumper bracket (The bit which was ground off) is welded onto cover the front end.
The bottom section which I bolted to does have 2 skins much like 2 "C" rails, all of which has factory welds everywhere to hold them together..

The only access inside the chassis is what you can see, without grinding away the whole lot. Had to sellotape the nuts onto a spanner to get them in there, as was not big enough for my fingers.

On the flip side, the other rail is even worse! has a factory tow hook, with more steel welded everywhere, over the end, underneath and the sides to support it.


The rear towbar, has 2 bolts going through the whole chassis, and the middle bolt has a captive nut welded inside. but was unsure about the thickness of the steel I was bolting the hook to.

[tomsoffroad]

That'll be sweet as fella
Could've just used hardened washers instead of green steel though. But sweet as

[coxsy]

this is what we did to waypa's challenger 12mm plate plug welded on two 12mm bolts throught body mount and a big long weld long the inside

[coxsy]

he had fun driving up as far as we got

[kbjj]

^^^ yeah... that mud puddle looks a bit deep

[coxsy]

his first time up thomos more a jaring ride than muddy

[mike77]

Ha ha, cheers coxsy for the photo! Glad I didn't have my ankle length "convertabile" gumboots otherwise would of been well and truely stuck!

[Generickiwi]

Good lord, Mike, ya wagon looks FILTHY! (*snigger*)

So when ya doing Woodhill?

Went out today, loadsa fun, but thank god for winches and strops!