Need help mounting tow hooks
ok so ive got tow hooks that will be here friday. i need some help mounting them. i dont have stock tow hooks so ill need to mount them seperately than what i think is a stock location. its just something new to me, so i was wondering if anyone would be willing to swing by and help. ill supply the beer
was looking at the frame and all that and just dont see where it would normally mount, or how id get it there.
if anyones willing to help let me know and ill shoot you my info.
thanks
[QUOTE=jackb1;233598]...... but I never stuck my head that close to his pipe to check it out.[/QUOTE]
ill come by and help if you want , but i dont know half as much as some of the dudes on here haha. couldnt you find a bracket? XJ's rarely came stock with tow points but you can still buy the OEM tow hook and mounting bracket, id figure the 150 would be the same
96 xj rust
some old chevy rust
some motorsickles
and a dirtymax
"If i diddnt have bad luck, i wouldnt have any luck at all"
there wasnt any bracket for it. stock or otherwise. the stock tow hooks look harder to put on than the ones i ordered haha. theres two holes on the bottom of the frame, but none on the top. and i figure there would be some on top if the bolts would be going through the entire frame. and the bolts look too long to only go half way through the box frame
[QUOTE=jackb1;233598]...... but I never stuck my head that close to his pipe to check it out.[/QUOTE]
Did you only get hooks? Post a picture of them. What vehicle is this for?
its got grade 8 bolts and what not. but the ones i got were blackOriginally Posted by Mykal
[QUOTE=jackb1;233598]...... but I never stuck my head that close to his pipe to check it out.[/QUOTE]
Your gona need brackets.its got grade 8 bolts and what not. but the ones i got were black
2000tj on D60's, custom long arms, 3link front, four link rear both locked with a 231/300 doubler twin sticked, Full Hydro steering, on 38 in boggers
A reason why you dont see any holes up top is because the frame is possibly tapped.
Going on what? A Cherokee?
You CAN NOT just bolt those to the unibody. You need the brackets that I told you I had. The first good tug will pull the bolts through the sheet metal.
my truck is a real truck. has a real frame. so i dont have the unibody issue. but what brackets would i need?
[QUOTE=jackb1;233598]...... but I never stuck my head that close to his pipe to check it out.[/QUOTE]
No, I think they are going on his ford. I think .
2000tj on D60's, custom long arms, 3link front, four link rear both locked with a 231/300 doubler twin sticked, Full Hydro steering, on 38 in boggers
Ok good luck to you. I hope that your real frame is real solid.
dont be sensitive Mykal. i was just saying it has an actual frame.
[QUOTE=jackb1;233598]...... but I never stuck my head that close to his pipe to check it out.[/QUOTE]
what does that mean?
[QUOTE=jackb1;233598]...... but I never stuck my head that close to his pipe to check it out.[/QUOTE]
I think he means that there is possibly a captive nut in the frame.
2000tj on D60's, custom long arms, 3link front, four link rear both locked with a 231/300 doubler twin sticked, Full Hydro steering, on 38 in boggers
"frame is possibly tapped" meaning that the holes in the frame might have threads
ah. ok. ill have to pull the bumper to see for sure. the frame is boxed but open at the front. from looking at the bottom, i dont think it is. ill look tomorrow
[QUOTE=jackb1;233598]...... but I never stuck my head that close to his pipe to check it out.[/QUOTE]
You are going tho have those sticking out the front of the bumper ya know?
2000tj on D60's, custom long arms, 3link front, four link rear both locked with a 231/300 doubler twin sticked, Full Hydro steering, on 38 in boggers
yeah theyll stick out a little bit. theyre a temporary fit. ill be getting a front mount hitch later on.
[QUOTE=jackb1;233598]...... but I never stuck my head that close to his pipe to check it out.[/QUOTE]
actually, i dont think it will stick out too much. the holes are pretty far back under the frame. it should actually just barely stick out.
[QUOTE=jackb1;233598]...... but I never stuck my head that close to his pipe to check it out.[/QUOTE]
Yes! what if who ever is pulling you our can't get directly in front of you, and has to pull at an angle? they will tear up your bumper.
2000tj on D60's, custom long arms, 3link front, four link rear both locked with a 231/300 doubler twin sticked, Full Hydro steering, on 38 in boggers
theres a pretty big gap there where the hooks would be. i wouldnt think it would be back far enough to actually damage the bumper. but thanks for bringing it up. ill have to make sure of that when i get the hooks friday.
[QUOTE=jackb1;233598]...... but I never stuck my head that close to his pipe to check it out.[/QUOTE]
but again, where would there be brackets or something. ive seen those hooks before. but id rather have open ended ones.
[QUOTE=jackb1;233598]...... but I never stuck my head that close to his pipe to check it out.[/QUOTE]
Those bolt right to the frame
and why do you need open ones?
2000tj on D60's, custom long arms, 3link front, four link rear both locked with a 231/300 doubler twin sticked, Full Hydro steering, on 38 in boggers
ah. and because i figure its easier to use the open ones rather than the closed hoop ones.
[QUOTE=jackb1;233598]...... but I never stuck my head that close to his pipe to check it out.[/QUOTE]
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