wear to mount tow hooks
wear to mount tow hooks
trying to mount tow hooks on my 80 series with a arb front bar any ideas on best way to mount them?
Re: wear to mount tow hooks
Yeah i have same issue,at the moment have them on bottom of chassis rail.
But when ive got stuck there in the mud and hard to get to.
Im probably going to cut holes in the front bar and have them bolted to top of chassis rail
But when ive got stuck there in the mud and hard to get to.
Im probably going to cut holes in the front bar and have them bolted to top of chassis rail
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Re: wear to mount tow hooks

are the these not sufficent enough for a D shackle?
also if you look just above that you can see where they have bolted a two hook.
Waiter...there is a drought in my glass.
Re: wear to mount tow hooks
Ok that look like it would work, hopfully the bar is strong enough
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80cruz wrote:Ok that look like it would work, hopfully the bar is strong enough
Yeah i don't know why they don't incorperate them as they have a winch pulling on the mounts ? but in saying that that is a steady load not a snatched load.
Waiter...there is a drought in my glass.
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Re: wear to mount tow hooks

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Re: wear to mount tow hooks
I spose the easiest wasy around it would involve having a short strop from the hook/eye on the chassi rail and tie it to the bar with a bungee cord when off road.
Waiter...there is a drought in my glass.
Re: wear to mount tow hooks
Here is a pic of mine. I welded a doubler plate on the inside of the bumper which tied into the chassis to bar mounts. Easy access when stuck in the mud.

And here is the same thing on my 80 series.


And here is the same thing on my 80 series.

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Re: wear to mount tow hooks
looks good that exactly what i need to do, cheers