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I can speak first hand on this one!

Regards,

RLI

Its good to see you have decided to do it the right way. We spend a lot of time out bush (especially here in the high country) and often come across vehicles in trouble with no idea how to get out...

Have you been spying on my driving :icon_driving::animierte-smilies-f

Best thing any one with a 4x4 can do, highly recommend to newbies and those that THINK they know it all.
trust me they normally don't.

thanx for that mate.

Have thought of doing one of those courses to brush up on a few things, good one.

Top Stuff!! Will be looking into they further

You may find your Bullbar has cut outs to except a high lift, if not you can buy gadgets to fit your hubs so you can lift from there as well
Make sure you have a nice strong jacking plate, 300x300mm...

exhaust jack is great - but be careful what it rubs up on - suggest using the floor mats as spacers

Yep take the receiver out and slot the hi-lift straight into the Towbar.

I am a big fan of an Exhaust Jack for Sand mate! do yourself a favour bud, buy an Exhaust bag jack for 95% of what you are...

So are the red plates rated recovery points? are they the same ones that are sold in ARB stores?

The ARB sales guy I was talking to said that they are not rated????

edit, I just read ET post...

It is a recovery point and was addressed as such by Nissan in the past. The animated debate that arises on Forums does so because Nissan have not rated it. The second reason is that many people think...

Well that's the first reliable eye witness report of the hook separating that I've heard. I've heard of a few straightening - which in a way might be better than a separation.

In any event, I...

Unfortunately not mate............ Some one will correct me if I'm wrong but you could attached recovery points to the rear chassis as you would on the front. I've seen guys make a new rear bumper...

I would not recommend using the loop for anything other than a tie down point, that is my personal opinion.............better to be safe than sorry.

Good on you AL for asking though mate. Never know if you didn't ask and now you know and might have saved some damage or a life mate!

I have seen one of the factory hooks fail (lucky no one was injured) and the dent it put in the steel tray of the ute recovering the Gq was unbelievable.
The problem with the factory hook is it's...

Just had a look at nissans warranty and it looks like it is still 3 years or 100,000km. I will be getting the extended warranty in the future as well. I think the sevicing is capped for 6 years or...

ok cheers mate

I think the Series 8 have a 5 warranty ex factory as well don't they? If not purchase the extra 3 years factory warranty as well. Just make sure it is factory extended and not dealer.

It is suitable for towing or as a tie down point.

Tappa tappa

if that loop at the back of the car is not rated for recovery what is it there for

Interesting question BigAl.H.

There are a few threads on here that contain a lot of valuable information, and peoples' opinions.

You need a set up that both recoverer and recoveree are happy...

The front factory hook can not be trusted either
Fit these to the front
http://www.lukeys4x4.com/products/images/recovery_pointsGUGQ.jpg
and one of these to the rear ...

Check out this thread Al, but dont use that loop for a snatch whatever ya do mate http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?1984-Recovery-The-Fundamentals