A place to mount tow hook on GU

Hi

I have these pictures of the factory fitted Nissan roo bar and the fitted tow hook that i was told was a Factory tie down point. It does look very solid but I would like to mount another tow hook on the passenger side.

The problem is I cannot find a decent flat bit of space to mount it; one that would provide access for the bolt heads or nuts. The roo bar frame underneath has angular section which at best would mean the hook would be acted on at an angle (we probably never really pull straight anyway). My best spot in on the front near the number plate and where my future winch is gonna go ;). Most spots to fit the hook seem very close to the edge of the metal plate/sheet or squeezed in next to frame bolts etc.

If anyone has the same set up and some suggestions it would be a great help (any suggestions or idea's would be of help).

Thanks

J

Hi J

Have a look through this attachment. It may help you.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...ecovery+points


Take care out there.

Ross
DX grunt & fellow Sandgroper

the hook in the 4th photo is similar to the one on the GQ.Y60, except that the GQ/Y60 is bolted on with three bolts. According to the factory manual, on the GQ it is not a tie down point. Dunno about the GU/Y61. Some aftermarket recovery points bolt into the same holes - on both sides of the chassis.

Whether you will get someone to snatch from it is another matter, it seems!! I would probably not snatch from it if your GU was severely bogged and no prep had been done - eg spade work :-) or if it showed obvious signs of damage - a bit difficult to find a crack in the hook when it is under the mud :-)

There is a wealth of chat on this site and others on recovery points, recovery hooks, snatch, bridles, equalisers etc etc - perhaps a search would provide the info you are looking for and more - DX Grunt's link is a good example.

That large hook is a recovery hook but not a tie down point. Many clubs use these with no problems, but all recovery equipment should suit the recovery.

Tim

in this pic you can see the factory threaded mounting holes in the chassis rail for another hook.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...4&d=1302607378

You will likely find that your hook will bolt straight up to that point.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...9&d=1302607923

Alternatively go to a wrecker and get a genuine Nissan recovery hook and bolt it up there.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...5&d=1302607378

All good mate.

So, you would use these hooks instead of those flat steel plates you can get ? I was under the impression not many ppl would tow you out if you had those hooks ???

those hooks are acually the recovery points and where they shoould be connecting to pull you out

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Originally Posted by katwoman

So, you would use these hooks instead of those flat steel plates you can get ? I was under the impression not many ppl would tow you out if you had those hooks ???

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Hey Kat,

on a GQ Nissan made the error of integrating the tie down points parallel to the chassis at the base of the bull bar and many believe that that is a recovery point and it is certainly not that. ON the GUs they fitted teh factory hook that you see in those pics. Its a winner.

Not that there is a couple of holes in the chassis mount around the body mount that could be used as a tie down point.

Some of the GQs had the Nissan Hook fitted but not all.

The pic below is of the bracket built into the ARB / Nissan bar to hook the winch hook onto for storage when not in use.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2&d=1302607378

note the plate on the end of the hook that will help the strap to not fall off during the recovery.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...5&d=1302607378

the alternative is an OX Recovery plate found in the link that Ross put up that bolts to the side of the chassis

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...ecovery+points

^^ Those will also bolt to pre-threaded holes in the chassis put there by Mr Nissan.

Sorry about the size of those pic?? i just used the links from above and that is what happened and i dont know how to fix it but you get the idea

TJM has some plates that bolt on for a range of vehicles.