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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: Lindenmooch on November 18, 2008, 04:06:36 AM
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How safe/practical/stupid is it to pull my tracker around by it's control arms?
I don't see any other real easy-to-get-at points for hooking up a rope or winch cable. Got stock bumpers....what should I hook it up to when I get it stuck?
I'm determined to go sink it somewhere...so I can test out my new tires.
THANKS!
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Don't try recovering using the control arms, you will bend them. The stock recovery point usually suffices but don't snatch from it.
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So basically I am going to have to bolt steel plates on the frame rails...and get some rings/clevices. No?
That's the quickest/easiest/cheapest thing I can think of. I wouldn't mind cutting up my plastic bumper cover to put some rings on it either.
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Obviously, aftermarket options tend to be better/more convenient.
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If you read the manual, they give you these options:
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Frame hooks FTW!!! ;D
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I've managed to rip my front tow point off when I was in the snow and decided to see if I could be pulled down the trail through the snow rather then backwards in my current tracks. :D
If you plan on using the stock point very often, I would fire up a welder and put a couple more beads on it. Just to help it stay in place. Otherwise look at a new bumper, the ZOR one is a great deal for the price. Your new bumper should have some solid tow points on it.
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u r a tard
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I ripped the rear one off my frame...it took a fair amount of abuse before it finally let go though!
I towed a Nissan Hustler King Cab once
I towed a Sierra 1500 Extended Cab out of the mud with a hefty snatch
I bent it down 90 degrees backing down a hill I couldn't climb and then pushed the hook into the ditch at the bottom of the hill
I got rear ended by a Silverado
Then finally I was snatching a Pathfinder with a broken tranny out of the mud and it went flying! Thankfully it didn't hit anyone or anything!
Now I have replaced it with your standard 10,000 pound towhook you can buy from any 4x4 store. I used one of the trailer hitch bolts and then drilled a new hole and welded the nut inside the frame since the back of my frame was ripped open from losing the factory tow hook. After I welded the nut inside the frame I tightened up both bolts and then I beat the frame end cover back into position and welded it shut again.
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u r a tard
That's great advice.....thanks. ::)
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u r a tard
What does that have to do with towing stuff? So tell me, RACER X, are you a spammer? ???
Anyways, on my tracker, I used the rear tow hook and low range to pull a dodge ram 1500 (that was lifted, but 2wd) out of a ditch 8). I would say it would be better to have the tow hook/loop centered between the frame rails so when you tow someone out, it doesn't pull the kick sideways.