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D-Ring tabs on receiver hitch

Old Jun 7, 2013 | 03:16 PM
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Anyone ever weld tabs and put d-rings on either side of their factory hitch? Seems like it'd be a decent form of recovery without an aftermarket bumper.
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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 03:31 PM
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just use the hitch itself?
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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 04:02 PM
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I'd rather just get a d ring mount that slides in the receiver, than weld d ring mounts onto the hitch itself.
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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 04:04 PM
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I agree.

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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 04:04 PM
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Another option, http://www.detoursusa.com/c3r_install.php
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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 06:08 PM
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Man, I thought it would be a pretty neat idea for recovery. Guess no one else likes the idea enough to have done it. Haha
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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by offroadordnance
Those are kind of interesting.
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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by cahuffman49
Man, I thought it would be a pretty neat idea for recovery. Guess no one else likes the idea enough to have done it. Haha
Lots of hitches have a warning sticker not to weld on them or drill them.
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