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Tow hook installation
Do not use the swaybar mounting points alone. That area is simply not srong enough to handle the stresses incurred. Very bad idea and VERY dangerous.
Use a set of OE style mounts or a comparable product to disperse the load amoung multiple fasteners.
Use a set of OE style mounts or a comparable product to disperse the load amoung multiple fasteners.
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From: Broward County Fl.
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
those little flimsy factory set ups bend like pretzels ive seen three in the jy i would never trust some thing as flimsy as that ,inside the front frame there are at least 3/8 to 1/2 in thick plates welded on to the bottom were the sway bar bolts were bolted to ,as with any recovert point mounting its up to the installer and driver to use care when using them
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From: Elkhart I.N.
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.7L
I got mine from a jy and the last thing I would call them is flimsy it there very heavy the hooks are questionable but the mouns are rock solid I don't know if they were aftermarket or OEM
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From: Spokane, WA, USA
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: mantua ohio
Year: 96
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
@ serious i also have used hte sway bar mount holes and tow hooks off a chevy 1500 never had a problem and i yanked so hard i snapped chains and tow straps the frame never showed one sign of weakness
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From: Broward County Fl.
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
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Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
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From: Gainesville GA
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
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From: mantua ohio
Year: 96
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
This past weekend i used my 1500 towhook in my front sway bar location to pull my brother 2 door tahoe on 40's. and my buddies bronco on 38.5's out. They wer chained together and both stuck. I gernaded a fromt a le shaft. Thanks to my locker but the tow hoow didnt move one bit Nd i was jerking as hard as i could to get them free
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