Tow hook recommendations for stock TJ

Arthurius said:
Serious question, would adding those recovery points on top of my already crowded front bumper (grade 8) bolts compromise strength during recovery? Picture for reference, i currently have the front bumper going through a winch plate, savvy winch guard, and a few thick washers to line everything up because i wanted to retain the front bumperettes.
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Bueller?
 
Arthurius said:
Bueller?
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Mount them or recovery hooks in the area in the red circle with Grade 8 1/2x13 bolts that are about an inch longer than what's in there now and you'll be fine. Those bolts thread into the frame below, they only pass through the bumper.

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I have the Curt tow hooks with the clip on my front bumper. I’ll have to look closer at them because I don’t remember them being rounded on the bottom. I’ve had them on there a little over 3 years.
 
Blackjack said:
I have had good luck so far with the ones from Buyers Products https://www.buyersproducts.com/product/drop-forged-light-duty-tow-hook-233 Of course now that I say that they will be just like Curt.
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One of the sets that showed up was in fact that brand. Like most things, I suspect there are only a few suppliers and everyone is buying the same BS from them. I know this has been going on awhile now since a few of the sets came with Savvy bumpers in the last year or so. Before then, they were all the good ones. I haven't bought enough of them lately to figure it out.
 
B1Toad said:
I wanted the retaining clips which the expensive Warn didn't show
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You used to be able to buy just the clips from JC Whitney, and they were stainless steel.
The last ones I got with a set of hooks, rusted shortly after.
Some hooks advertise stainless, but I'm leery.
 
B1Toad said:
Updating this thread, I had ordered a Curt hook and just like @mrblaine said, it was seriously rounded on the bottom, it looked like a beached rowboat (see pic) I wanted the retaining clips which the expensive Warn didn't show in the pic, but I ran across these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WZL8GT7?tag=wranglerorg-20 which have clips, the holes line up with the front bumper holes and they come with clips. Best of all you get two in the package. FWIW they claim a 10,000 lb. rating.

When they arrived I opened them up and there was a very slight rounded/raised ridge on the bottom, no where near like the Curt. I took them out to the shop and it literally took 30 seconds to flatten them on the benchtop belt sander (with an aluminum oxide abrasive belt). I think most of it was paint. After a quick re-paint they are ready to go. These will work for both the front bumper and the rear frame.

First pic is the Curt, followed by the XSTRAP

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Does Xstrap Standard know how these are used?

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B1Toad said:
yeah I saw that but pretty much all of the ads are like that for Chinese stuff
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Yeah, I was swiping through the pics and went right by it then a second later though what the hell did I just see? 🤣
 
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I wonder what kind of reply I’d get if I sent them “the holes don’t fit my hitch pin”. 🤣
 
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