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Rear recovery point?

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Well, quite frankly, i dont know what to do for a rear recovery point.

 

So far i have these ideas-

-Spend 100$ for rear hitch. Lose ground clearance?

-Custom fab rear bumper with hitch receiver. I dont know how to weld, and really dont have the reasources to fab a bumper myself.

-Mount tow hook or d ring somewhere on the rear subframe using steel plate to reinforce the area.

 

Any other ideas?

have someone weld a 1/2" plate to your unibody, and put a hole in it for a shackle... :brow:

Back when I built my rear bumper I didn't have much resources and no welder. I got some free u-channel from work, cut it with a borrowed sawzall and bolted it onto the unibody via some scrap square tube inserted into the old bumper mounts. I also bolted on some braces running rom the bumper down to where the diff hanger mounts. The idea was to spread out the forces to as much unibody as possible so I didn't rip the bumper off when trying to get unstuck. I'd do it up fancier now but it's held up to some hard pulling no problem.

have someone weld a 1/2" plate to your unibody, and put a hole in it for a shackle... :brow:

You could even bolt this plate on?

An interior and exterior plate would work?

 

The real problem will be avoiding body damage when you attach

a cable or strap to the recovery point?

i have no idea... i pictured a very large, heavy, piece of metal, which is welded to EVERYTHING under the car.... :eek:

you know.. like 4x2ft... good stuff! :headbang:

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Couldn't i just bolt a tow hook ontot he bumper beam(given that i cut away some of the bumper skin)

have someone weld a 1/2" plate to your unibody, and put a hole in it for a shackle... :brow:

 

oh andy...you're so crazy...so crazy like mad scientist....who knows about wind.

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