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New Tow Hooks (2005 1500) "Blah Mopar"

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Old 09-10-2009, 11:48 PM
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Well, I decided to not go with the standard Mopar tow hooks for the 1500, so I opted to make some of my own. These were simply made with 1/2" steel plates welded to a set of 12" receiver tubes that were cut down. Once welded, they were bolted to the front of the frame horns with the existing 4 bolt holes that were there. Another piece of 1/2" steel was used as backing plates as added protection with the grade 8 hardware already used. I pondered this idea for a while, since I had a similar setup on my Blazer ZR2. This is much stronger than that setup, so I know it will hold plenty. Here are the crappy pics.


 
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those look like some knee knockers! haha good setup tho
 
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Thanks. They stick out a hair, but I wanted to be able to take them out whenever I wanted to. Never had a problem with them on my ZR2, so this setup will definitely be an improvement over that. Just wanted the function aspect of it.
 
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ohh i just noticed you can take them off.. thats a pretty sweet idea
 
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Good job... I basically lost my tow hooks when the grille guard and winch mount went on, so I drilled a couple holes in the winch mount plate and put in a couple grade 8 U-bolts. Connected a couple clevis' and had my anchor points back...

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Originally Posted by Mike Jazz
Well, I decided to not go with the standard Mopar tow hooks for the 1500, so I opted to make some of my own. These were simply made with 1/2" steel plates welded to a set of 12" receiver tubes that were cut down. Once welded, they were bolted to the front of the frame horns with the existing 4 bolt holes...
Make more, market/sell them, get rich...
 
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I'd but a set for 30 bucks...
 



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