How good is a stock front skid plate with hooks for recovery?

turpehar · Feb 25, 2008

Three XJ's ago I got a stock front skid plate in the deal. I never used it but now I need some recovey point in the front. Can someone tell me if this will hold up to some abuse

use" may be a better word)? If I spent the time I could build my own, but this is cheap and easy,,, which I like.

Thanks

Ba-Riedo · Feb 26, 2008

You want to attach tow hooks to a thin piece of steel and yank on them?

-Alex

WB9YZU · Feb 26, 2008

turpehar said:
Three XJ's ago I got a stock front skid plate in the deal. I never used it but now I need some recovey point in the front. Can someone tell me if this will hold up to some abuseuse" may be a better word)? If I spent the time I could build my own, but this is cheap and easy,,, which I like.

Thanks

Don't attach recovery points to your skid plate(s). The metal won't take the stress.

Rustys makes some MOPAR look alike tow hook brackets, except they don't have the extra gusseting for side pulls. Still, they do quite well.

ParadiseXJ · Feb 26, 2008

A stock skid plate is good for protecting steering components from rocks (to a point) and keeps sticks and logs out of there.

Tow hooks (with the right bracketry) are supposed to be good up to 10K but I wouldn't hang my Jeep from one because it essentially comes down to 2 bolts.

You can attach a stock skid plate to the uniframe with 4 or 5 bolts (3/8"??) and the 4 little bolts.

Neither part uses the same mounting points but they can both be mounted on their own. Any different configuration that would attach hooks to the skid plate would be scary.

:wow:
If you are confused as to where these things mount up keep posting.

JohnX · Feb 26, 2008

How about a picture of what you have?

turpehar · Feb 26, 2008

Ba-Riedo said:
You want to attach tow hooks to a thin piece of steel and yank on them?

-Alex

I didn't say I want to. Niether was I clear that the PO already had hooks on it. I just wanted some general opinion. The reason I hadn't used it was because it just didn't look that sturdy.

I would like to mount brackets along the frame and mount a receiver front and center, but in Illinois you have to have a front license plate. I'm sure I could find a way around that.

Ba-Riedo · Feb 26, 2008

Mount your front reciever, build a custom bracket that goes into it with a license plate that can be removed and replaced with a D-ring shackle bracket if you want to pull in a pinch

-Alex

98XJSport · Feb 26, 2008

turpehar said:
I would like to mount brackets along the frame and mount a receiver front and center, but in Illinois you have to have a front license plate. I'm sure I could find a way around that.

http://www.quadratec.com/products/92011_14_07.htm

turpehar · Feb 27, 2008

98XJSport said:
http://www.quadratec.com/products/92011_14_07.htm

With the 4bazillion times I've treked through the Quardtec catlog, I never noticed that.
Thanks. Maybe I can make one like it for practically nothing,,,ssshhhhhhhh

xjtrailrider · Feb 27, 2008

For recovery I run the Detours Backbone, I also have the factory front skid. It protects the steering very good with 4" lift.

Mc2KXJ · Feb 27, 2008

Ba-Riedo said:
Mount your front reciever, build a custom bracket that goes into it with a license plate that can be removed and replaced with a D-ring shackle bracket if you want to pull in a pinch

-Alex

I knew you liked my bumper.:laugh:

PacificEd · Feb 28, 2008

xjtrailrider said:
For recovery I run the Detours Backbone, I also have the factory front skid. It protects the steering very good with 4" lift.

I went to Detours website and checked out the backbone. Pretty cool. Is yours different than the one on their site? The website shows a winch plate and roller fairleed bracket. I don't see that on yours. Did you modify the backbone or do they build a winchless version?

Thanks!

Ba-Riedo · Feb 28, 2008

2KXJmakinwaves said:
I knew you liked my bumper.:laugh:

Basically, Rich let me just say that you have been my inspiration for everything that is jeep.

-Alex

Mc2KXJ · Feb 28, 2008

I have the power, but I use it for good.

Ba-Riedo · Feb 28, 2008

2KXJmakinwaves said:
I have the power, but I use it for good.

Like ripping off other peoples rear bumpers?:shhh:

-Alex

Mc2KXJ · Feb 28, 2008

LOL That was some pretty badass power. LOL

xjtrailrider · Feb 28, 2008

PacificEd said:
I went to Detours website and checked out the backbone. Pretty cool. Is yours different than the one on their site? The website shows a winch plate and roller fairleed bracket. I don't see that on yours. Did you modify the backbone or do they build a winchless version?

Thanks!

Yep, I had Mark build me one with out the plate. I plan on building a bumper off of the Backbone this summer and if I get a winch in the future I'll just add the winch plate.

This is a great recovery system, very well built.

How good is a stock front skid plate with hooks for recovery?

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