heavychevy

I had a reese hitch on my 88 cherokee and it has broken off and now I have no tow points. Does anyone have another place I can weld something up or any other ideas? Thanks.

mike37

broken off ?????????? need more info

FlyingLow

Did it break off, or did you yank it off during a recovery? Got any pics of the damage?

heavychevy

I can't post pictures right now but the reese has three holes on both sides that bolt to the jeep frame (unibody) and the holes are ripped out. So I have no way to mount it back up. I bought the jeep this way so I do t know how it happened.

mike37

how big are the holes
you my just need to get a nut strip

a1racer

yup most likley just need the nut strip. you could always make some off the rear with some plate and bolt on tow hooks

FlyingLow

what kinda shape are your frame rails in? maybe the area around the holes rotted out

FlyingLow

What gauge plate would you recommend?

a1racer

3/16th or 1/4th i like over kill

FlyingLow

So just fab up a large enough bracket to distribute the force and secure a tow hook on it? Sounds easy, maybe too easy... I was under the impression it took much more to do a set of tow hooks. Is it really that simple?

a1racer

well that is the basic idea use the nut strips and wrap it up and to the bumper mounts then use the bracket to mount your tow hooks. it is no different then how they mount the bumpers and those are strong enough to get pulled from

FlyingLow

Thanks... now maybe I can stop fartin' around and actually put on a pair. You said the bumpers were strong enough... If I put a tow hook on/through it and put a thick plate on the inside of the bumper to help distribute the load I should be OK right?

a1racer

no i would make a plat that attaches to the 3 nut strips per side and the bumper mounts to mount them to if you wrap the plate into the bumper and mount off that it should be fine (sorry if this is hard to under stand)

FlyingLow

So basically have the plate bolt into the same location as the bumper mounts, then route the plate to the desired mounting location w/ appropriate bracing?

heavychevy

The frame is not rotted it is torn open. I will post a picture so you can see what I mean.