Tow hook help please

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Batfastard
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Dose anyone have any pics of front tow hooks on a ln106 hilux.this lux got standard hilux alloy bars that mount on bolt on under side of chassis.i had a quick look underneath this arvo.need to fit soon as .of to godely next tuseday.looks ike i need to make some brackets up to bolt to chassis .then bolt hooks on them.or is there an easyer way

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You should have some captive nuts that are in front of the spring hanger. The two that are there (on each side) are the correct spacing for the rated aftermarket hooks. You might find that your bullbar bolts to the same captive nuts though.
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50mm Right angle bolted to the bolts on underside of chassis, and hooks bolted to that, if you want your hooks right way up?
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nstacey wrote:You should have some captive nuts that are in front of the spring hanger. The two that are there (on each side) are the correct spacing for the rated aftermarket hooks. You might find that your bullbar bolts to the same captive nuts though.

just don't use the bolts that come with the hook as they are standard thread and the factory holes are metric fine thread.

There are 3 holes on each side you can use so its nice to use all 3 on each side (total of 6 ) with a frame between them and a hook mounted in the middle to spead the load.
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nstacey wrote:You should have some captive nuts that are in front of the spring hanger. The two that are there (on each side) are the correct spacing for the rated aftermarket hooks. You might find that your bullbar bolts to the same captive nuts though.


Yes bullbars bolt on there.not that keen to mount off captive nuts.
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Did you get your hooks sorted?
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Smurf wrote:Did you get your hooks sorted?


All sorted.the work good ,wraped my strop around the local power pole give it a good pull .both snatch and steady pull.... :mrgreen:
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Cool. You shouldn't get stuck on the Godley trip now you have a hook .. LOL
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Smurf wrote:Cool. You shouldn't get stuck on the Godley trip now you have a hook .. LOL



shit the poor buggar's going to need about 10 hooks if last years trips anything to go on Image :lol:
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Sadam_Husain wrote:
Smurf wrote:Cool. You shouldn't get stuck on the Godley trip now you have a hook .. LOL



shit the poor buggar's going to need about 10 hooks if last years trips anything to go on Image :lol:

Or not ten hooks its taken me six months to fit two.....lol :D
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