Front tow hooks

[ransil]

I need to add some tow hooks to my bumper.
I have the run of the mill hooks, just looking for something different/better.
What are the options out there?
What vehicle did you get them from?

 

[Pa PITT]

Hooks

I Work For Dodge And The 1/2 Ton Trucks Have A One Piece Hook That Is About 20 Inchs Long And About 2 Inchs Wide ..we Sell Nearly All 3/4 And 1 Tons With Use A Different Hook ...surly Some Time This Year We'll Pull One Off A 1/2 Ton ...we Have Several Of The Larger One On Ebay...or Pm Or Email Me And I'll Get You The Sight Or No. For Them ..they Are About 4x6 Inch With 4 Bolts Have About A 1/2 Circle With A"t" Like In The Center ...pa Pitt

 

[welndmn]

You can kind of seen mine here
http://www.wt4x4.net/trips/rubicon/02.11.06/pages/DSCN0317.htm
I got mine from a Super Duty, I just liked the look of the hook

 

[tabascom16]

I have some old mine car hooks that I got off my dads Bronco. I have yet to put them on but they are mean looking and quite big. I like the statement they will make

 

[1977]

You can kind of seen mine here
http://www.wt4x4.net/trips/rubicon/02.11.06/pages/DSCN0317.htm
I got mine from a Super Duty, I just liked the look of the hook

Was that SVRA Hollister? I didn't know they had that snow like that in November. I was there over Thanksgiving and didn't see any although I was at the lower ranch on my dirt bikes.

 

[welndmn]

Na, it was Rubicon from a few weeks ago. I just did not change the page titles
I am lazy

 

[Fishmanndotcom]

in my own opinion i'd stay far away from hooks! i have straightened out a dozen or so and i'm not talking those cheesey chrome ones you get from Autozone. actually straightened one out that came off a deuce.

even though shackles or D-rings can be a pain sometimes they are worlds safer to use. no chance of one end bending enough to allow the load to slip off. i have yanked pretty hard on my D-rings and never had a problem

http://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displayimage.php?&photoid=41244&width=0

-cutts-

 

[74BroncoCO]

For a clevis. This is probably the stongest way to do it. I did pull a hook off a little blazer that was about 1/2" diameter and hooked way back around so the strap didn't fall off, but I still prefer clevis'

J.D.

 

[airman]

I don't know where to get them but this is what I would do if I was to do it again

http://www.off-road.com/jeep/reviews/griffinrecovery/

 

[taxx]

I'd go clevis but I had some cheby hooks and loved them. Late 80s 3/4 ton I think. They got whaled on and never bent or broke.

 

[blazinchuck]

You can kind of seen mine here
http://www.wt4x4.net/trips/rubicon/02.11.06/pages/DSCN0317.htm
I got mine from a Super Duty, I just liked the look of the hook

Those are awesome pictures!!!

 

[ransil]

I don't know where to get them but this is what I would do if I was to do it again

http://www.off-road.com/jeep/reviews/griffinrecovery/

I have something similar to these that I was going to use , but the way the tube bumper is designed i don't have many flat surfaces.

The best mounting surface on my bumper is the mounting channel next to the frame.

 

[carnage351]

I don't know where to get them but this is what I would do if I was to do it again

http://www.off-road.com/jeep/reviews/griffinrecovery/

Found a place that sells something simular to this...

http://www.tellico4x4.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/51_994

 

[kirkallen143]

Yeah I too straightened one of those vatozone tow hooks. Anybody got a suggestion on tow hooks for a stock bumper, though?

Kirk

 

[MrLavender]

i just want to point out that it is a bad idea to put your tow hooks on the sides, (ie mounted to the frame) because if you need to do a snap recovery you could easily bend the frame if you dont use them both. i prefer to have a single recovery point in the center. this is an old picture, but shows the front receiver mount with shackle

 

[Broncobowsher]

Yeah I too straightened one of those vatozone tow hooks. Anybody got a suggestion on tow hooks for a stock bumper, though?

Kirk

The stock bumper isn't stout enough to support tow hooks.
Ever consider a recivier hitch mounted to the front? Reciever hitches are so useful. I use mine for all my rear recovery, D-rings on the custom plate bumper for my front work (not what I would call a stock bumper)