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Tow Hook Flip Good Idea Or Bad
- Thread starter ROBZ95Xj
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ktm racer 419
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- Location
- ROW DIALIN
ive done it and got yanked from it a couple times with no ill results.
RichP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Effort, Pa
I think as long as it stays pretty much inline with the mount points it should be fine, see no reason why not.
I wouldn't do anything but a straight on pull with the bumper like that though. The strap will be rubbing on the bumper edges for anything but a straight pull and will damage the strap. Even if you were to dull the edges it would still be putting stress on the bumper in a way it will probably not be able to take without bending and deforming.
Stumpalump
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- Location
- Franktown Co.
The military fliped them I can't rememer what way. Because that if they broke they tended to fly up but flip over they flew down. Yours would be captured befor flying either way. Anybody remember how the military does it?
RichP
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- Location
- Effort, Pa
Stumpalump said:
Everything I ever used military was D rings or those T things that the steel cables turned on to, big mother honkin T things on the 113's, 577, M2's tracks and smaller D rings on the wheeled stuff till you hit 2 1/2 tons on up, the it was back to the big T things.
Tampa_XJ
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- Location
- Detroit, MI
the military ALWAYS runs hooks tip side up. However this is on cables/ropes NOT mounts. The reason you go hook side up on a cable is b/c if it snaps momentum/weight carries the cable down. The military only uses d-rings on body connections... That being said remember that all TJ/YJ/CJs come with the hooks flipped up, so I'd say either way is fine.
vetteboy
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- Location
- morganville, nj
kunaji said:
Did you see the bumper in the pics?
Pretty sure he's not worried about that.
Stumpalump
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Franktown Co.
Thats good to know. Allways hook your winch cable with the tip up. Thanks.Tampa_XJ said:
- Location
- Roanoke VA
ROBZ95Xj said:im starting with a fresh bumper makin the holes slightly larger, BTW Skill Saws are Fun
Use a 4 1/2" angle grinder and DEWALT Inox cut off wheels, much faster. That is how I cut my bumper for the Detours recovery system.
