Recovery points

[robbarns]

Just after some ideas on what you have done to put recovery hooks on your MU?

Mine had the standard two MU hooks both front and rear went to do a 4WD course on the weekend and worked out the front hook was missing .I hit a kangaroo a few months back and i think that the smash repairer decided my 4wd works better without a front recovery hook and has left it off.

Dont know how i could even attach a MU one anymore the bolt for the bullbar seems to extend out between the two holes of the old MU hook.


Bought a TJM one thinking i could use that but the distance between the two holes is too short for the standard MU holes

Had a look under the MU and cant see many options for mounting of a recovery hook anywhere

Any ideas would be great

Cheers,

Rob

[geeves]

What style of bull bar and how is it attached? If its solid and attached with 2 12mm bolts each side you could bolt the tow hooks to it. If its solid but less than 5mm thick you need to put a 5mm plate on the other side of the bar and bolt through both
As a warning on how important hook fixings are look at the pic on this page
www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=34797#34797
for more info on hooks try here
clubisuzu.proboards29.com/index.cgi?board=Justabout&action=display&thread=1161594361

[JustinW]

A TJM bar will have holes for a standard after market 12000lb recovery hooks. These are about $20 each at every 4x4 store.

[robbarns]

thanks guys

I got the MU off the other Justin who used to be on here so not too sure where the bar came from, think it came from a place up QLD way ie not a name brand, but it is a alloy bar not a steel one, also doesnt have the holes for a recovery hook on the bar itself



Recovery hook holes are obscured by a bolt wondering if i can turn the bolt around and just get another isuzu mu recovery hook from a wrecker or something, alternatively could you make a plate to bolt onto the old holes then have a tjm one bolt onto the plate (guessing this wouldnt be strong enough though)

[geeves]

Forget the original holes for the towhooks They are only 10mm and not strong enough. The bumper holes that hold the bar on are 12mm and will do the job but you will have to get a solid plate made up by an engineer to allow you to bolt a hook through the allow bar to the plate and thus to the bumper bolts. The fixings currently on the bar might be adequate but sight unseen Im not willing to say. If in any doubt talk to an engineer or safty officer from a local 4wd club. Remember that a standard snatch strap breaks at 8000kg and you always want the strap to break before the hook. Breaking straps means your doing somthing wrong but you have to design for the worst