Recovery Points

[arnie]

Double check and triple check your using high tensile rated bolts, there's a driver that nearly lost his foot after a snatching incident at Howes Valley a while ago.

[Phil]

those cast hooks can be found at wreckers off old toyotas etc for about $5 then go find your grade 5 or 8 high tensile bolts. Some people say to get 8's and others say 5's coz they will give a little before they break either will do.As far as where they go the bolts on your bumper , just remove one for thread sizing for your new bolts and fit two hooks there.

[ 14 July 2002, 04:53 PM: Message edited by: cody ]

[TW.]

we sell the hooks that fit (there ae some with a different hole spacing) and throw in a pair of genuine torx bolts of suitable tensile (out of the bottom sway par point in your TJ when we fit disco's).

hooks rock if your a cantidate for gettign stuck in bog holes, every second counts.

the rear end has a factory point that can be upgraded by putting on a tow point from a 97/7 TJ witha bit of a filing to accomadate the full size shackle. a tow bar is good but also lowers your depart angle.

[sir_camel]

OK...bought my hook today. Got it from ARB for $15 with bolts. Cheerin. OK

So i am going to mount it on the front. There is already a dodgy factory type hook/loop on there. Take that off and put the new one in its place? Is that a good call. One problem though...the hook sticks out from the frobnt of the bar which i think is highly illegal in NSW and probably everywhere else. So what else or where else can i put it?

Drilling into the chassis...is there any great problems with doing that? Or any bad points to do it?

Advice would be tops

[Wooders]

It's not highly illegal.
Infact it's a rounded purtusion(sp?) so is infact not illegal.....
Doubt you'll have any issues if you just mount it up.

[Phil]

That dodgy loop thing is the place to put your hook . The bolts that came with your hook ,in the past have been questionable as to their tensile strength so would be a good idea to either get them checked at a proper bolt shop or toss them and get some "known to be" high tensile bolts. It's also not a good idea to drill the chassis and bung your bolts in .... at least the loop thing has welded nuts inside the chassis rails.
happy trails

[Wooders]

The nut inside the bar is welded in place - you shouldn't have to worry about it - just undo the bolt....