No Tow Hooks
bringin back an old thread but i think i found out how to mount tow hooks and replace that plastic piece so you dont have to cut it!!!! im prolly gonna do it sometime...
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It is alot easier than you think. I on the other hand will not be putting tow hooks on my ride as I have the bull bar and it is mounted where the tow hooks would be.
ORIGINAL: tdmopar59
thats my thing i dont know if i want a bull bar and some lights or tow hooks...
thats my thing i dont know if i want a bull bar and some lights or tow hooks...
When I bought mine in '04, I had it down between a Black QC 4x4 Hemi with "Off Road" pkg. at one dealership and a Red QC 4x4 Hemi with "Laramie" pkg. at another. The Laramie stickered for about a grand more, but both were offering me within $200 of each other. The stealership with the Laramie was also showing me about $700 more for my trade. I also wanted the leather seats in the Laramie (ever try to get red Georgia clay out of cloth?). But I told them the deal killer was I would NEVER buy a 4x4 without skid plates, and the Off Road pkg. truck at the other dealership had them, and they were beating their deal (OK, so I lied). So they threw them in as a closer. As it's a package deal, I got the tow hooks too.
Funny thinng is, I lost them both. The skids had to come off when I got my lift kit (lift kit had a front diff. plate and I've been meaning to get under there & see if I can mod the x-fer case plate to go back on) and I had to ditch the tow hooks when I got the Warn grille guard.
SIDE NOTE: The other thing I tried to get them to throw in was the LSD that the off-road truck had that my Laramie did not. They wouldn't budge on that one --- THANK GOD!!!
Funny thinng is, I lost them both. The skids had to come off when I got my lift kit (lift kit had a front diff. plate and I've been meaning to get under there & see if I can mod the x-fer case plate to go back on) and I had to ditch the tow hooks when I got the Warn grille guard.
SIDE NOTE: The other thing I tried to get them to throw in was the LSD that the off-road truck had that my Laramie did not. They wouldn't budge on that one --- THANK GOD!!!
I think you nailed it Hammer, the "off-road" package got them. Like you, sad if you have a good heavy duty front bumper, you won't need hooks. Most good bumpers will come with them or just use a shackle. I have them and have used them but only as a last reort. I'd rather pull someone out with all my forward gears then just reverse. Besides, no plastic in the back that could get broken.
I didn't think my tow hooks were quite functional enough so I replaced them.
The winch mount had some extra holes in the bottom of it on both sides of the winch (for mounting a bigger winch, I guess) so I bored them a little bigger and put some BIG U-bolts through. This gave me someplace to attach a couple of 4.5 ton clevis'.
So I basically got the tow hooks back that I gave up when I added the grille/brush guards.
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The winch mount had some extra holes in the bottom of it on both sides of the winch (for mounting a bigger winch, I guess) so I bored them a little bigger and put some BIG U-bolts through. This gave me someplace to attach a couple of 4.5 ton clevis'.
So I basically got the tow hooks back that I gave up when I added the grille/brush guards.
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ORIGINAL: todb
All 4X4's should have tow hooks!
ORIGINAL: Johndcjr1989
there is an option for them when you build a truck on the website. i believe its like 180 extra. i dont know if you built a truck online and just overlooked it or if you went to a dealer lot and the one you picked didnt have them but there is an option for them.
there is an option for them when you build a truck on the website. i believe its like 180 extra. i dont know if you built a truck online and just overlooked it or if you went to a dealer lot and the one you picked didnt have them but there is an option for them.



