MJ rear recovery point...

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BagoXCAlum99

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Lostant, IL

• Mar 4, 2010

• #1

Hey all,
I'm picking up my MJ on Saturday and was curious what I could do for a rear recovery point. Theres no receiver hitch or anything so I need some sort of recovery point. Its already got front hooks.

Any help is appreciated,
Matt

 

whitexj98

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Cali

• Mar 5, 2010

• #2

Build a bumper:dunno:

 

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BagoXCAlum99

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Lostant, IL

• Mar 5, 2010

• #3

I would if I had a welder.

Matt

 

1990JEEPXJ

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NAXJA Member

Location

San Diego

• Mar 5, 2010

• #4

buy a hitch for it.

 

89eliminator

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Delphi, IN

• Mar 5, 2010

• #5

easiest/cheapest route would be a class III hitch. i ran that as my means of recovery for a couple years. i ditched it cause it dragged all over the place. now i have a custom bumper.

 

MrSimon

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Downingtown, PA

• Mar 5, 2010

• #6

You can drill out the hole (the one for the hitch ball) in the stock rear bumper and just put a D-ring in it. It wouldn't be nearly as strong as the other options, but it would do fine for light tugs - and hold you over until you can either buy/build a bumper or get a receiver hitch.

 

Jeff in VA

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Location

Richmond, VA

• Mar 5, 2010

• #7

I wouldn't tug on anything more than a grocery cart with the stock bumper......it's tied into the rear framerails well enough with the stock brackets and 4 bolts per side, but the bumper itself is just thin stamped metal. Plus if it's like most stock MJ bumpers, it's rusted to hell beneath the paint:laugh3:

(no offense Simon)

Class III receiver hitch is the quickest/easiest approach.

Jeff