After hearing the price tag on a set of OEM front tow hooks for the 2011 Durango, I set out to install my own set of aftermarket hooks. Total cost was about $25.00 (I had all the metal on hand). Total time was about 3 hours from fabrication to install. Lots of drilling involved, and I am not a patient man when it comes to drilling. Needless to say, I was pleased with the final product so I decided to share it with DF.
Firstly, make sure you have the threaded holes in the front of the frame. You will know where to look as they should be directly behind the two front grill covers on the lower grill. If you have them, remove the grill covers. Pull 4 plugs on the spoiler to give you some flex in the spoiler / bumper. Then there are 2 plugs holding each grill cover. Remove them. I had to use two of these to replace the ones I broke on the spoiler (they were different types???).
The hardest part was getting everything to line up as the frame is not centered with the openings. I knew this would be the case after I saw the diagrams of the OEM hooks. Turns out that 2 inch angle iron would give me enough drop to line up the horizontal, and a 3/4 inch spacer gave me a good vertical centering. The alignment is determined by the hooks you buy. I purchased tow keeper hooks on amazon. 10,000 lb.
Since I seem to be limited to 5 pics, I did some narrating on a few. Hope this is useful.
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Durango DIY front tow hooks
