i have a 95 xj and i want to get front tow hooks.can i just get the tow hooks with the 2 bolts and bolt it to the frame ? i found a pair for $20 .or do i need to buy the tow hooks with the brackets for $70....want to know if they will work,there not for heavy duty use just pull a buddy out now and then.thanks

 

need the brackets, could build a bumper for a lil bit more tho

 

i have a rear hitch for main tow point, im a little low on funds right now i know its better to get the brackets,just wondering if it would work? i dont want bumpers im trying to keep the truck light

 

care full with the bumber even if its a "off-raod" bumber i have seen bumbers ripped out of there place well one side but the rear hitch is also my main tow spot

 

want have that prob im going to weld my bumpers to the fram and im making me so i know they wont brake on me. after i get the dont before i weld them on im planning getting the wight and a pics and posting them up on here. im not paying all most 300 for the bumpers i want when i can make them for about 175.

 

you did not search. how do i know, i made the same damn thread.

but to answer your question, yes you need the brackets. just search around jy, or wait and you can find them cheap.

i got hooks and brackets for 50 bucks

 

Yeah, it's not going to work without the brackets, guaranteed, one or two recoveries, and those puppies rip right out of your unibody rail...

There's a reason they're not called "Frame rails" or "Frames", it's because they aren't, it's nothing more than a few pieces of stacked sheet metal. Hence the need for a bracket to spread the load around the rail so it doesn't just rip the bolt out...

 

go to your local metal shop or if your in highschool (like me) take or ask the metal shop teacher to build you some d rings mounts and sence you have a welder make some better mounting brackets and weld them to the bumper and bolt both the d ring mounts and new bumper mounts to the " frame" hers what they should look like (atleast what mine look like) the cuts on top are for the bumper to come thru and sit on.

 

dont wanna rain on your parade but those prolly wont last they need to tie in further back than they look like they do the brackets that you buy are the sameish as stock they are designed like that for a reason but thos dont look like they run far enough back and also look like they will rip right thru the "frame" i would suggest at absolute minimum three mounting points to the "frame"

 

Holy Run-On Sentences Bat-Man!

But yeah, he's right, that's no different than just drilling two holes and bolting the tow hooks through those, it's just gunna tear it up.

The further back point that he is talking about should be about a foot back on the unibody rail, it goes all the way through it, but it's "tubed" in and reinforced to be able to handle the stressed of having a tow hook attatched to it. You need to use that.

Go look under your jeep, the bolt hole I'm talking about is by the back side of the PS pump on the drivers side, and by the alternator on the passenger side. Gotta use those if you want any sort of strong and reliable tie in...

 

I would check out Iron Rock Offroad for their tow hook kits....they arent muc more than any others i've seen and are the best built

http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merch...t_Code=IR-XTHM

 

Wow, that does look like a really great kit. Doesn't look like the bumper even needs to come off to put it on. That is definitely on my list of things to buy. Next paycheck, I'll be picking them up.

 

The Laredo hooks will bolt on the drivers side hook mounts but you will need the laredo bracket for the passenger side.

 

Only bummer with that one is you can't use your front skid anymore.

 

man i really like that first one ive seen like that that is braced side to side