H2 Rear Tow Hooks

[RockMonkey]

I still haven't gotten around to putting decent tow points on my back bumper. I was following an H2 the other day and noticed it had hooks that might work nicely with my bumper. Does anyone know anything about them? Are they nice strong hooks, or just for show? Any reason I couldn't weld them on?

 

[bryson]

I know H2's put much more use to those than you will, (unless you are wheeling with some H2's) and they're not little cars. I don't like that the mount setup puts all the stress on the bolt heads, so use good flanged bolts.

Bolt them on and quit being a baby already.

 

[krany]

this, they use those on humvee's too

 

[RockMonkey]

this, they use those on humvee's too
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Wow. That's cool. Totally different tow point though, from the pics I'm seeing.

 

[Gravy]

Bolt them on, then weld them on, done.

 

[I Lean]

If you're going to weld them on anyway, why not just use the "normal" trailer-type D-rings?

 

[STAG]

I'm with Carl, cleaner, stronger, simpler, cheaper, easier to get.

 

[I Lean]

BUT, possibly rattlier. That's my only complaint with those style.

You could make a fabricated weld-on chunk to put a normal screw-type D ring in, that way you don't have swingy things on there all the time....

 

[Tacoma]

BUT, possibly rattlier. That's my only complaint with those style.

You could make a fabricated weld-on chunk to put a normal screw-type D ring in, that way you don't have swingy things on there all the time....

I'm not a big fan of captive rings, they do rattle all the time, but more irritatingly, they require another shackle to attach straps to.... which is why the military bumpers I'm running are using hitch pin clips now instead of the stock cotter pins.

 

[RockMonkey]

If you're going to weld them on anyway, why not just use the "normal" trailer-type D-rings?

Because when I see H2s go down the road, the tow hooks don't move.