Recovery points with stock bumper (12 Viewers)

[Super77]

How thick is the steel on the Ironman points?

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Quick google shows

 

[OEMGUY0720]

My digital caliper read 12.2mm thick

 

[Super77]

My digital caliper read 12.2mm thick

Half an inch in Freedom Units

 

[Mike NXP]

Half an inch in Freedom Units

Metric for the win

 

[LX470cpa]

Resurfacing this thread. I’m still trying to source one of these “raptor claw” OE tow hooks, in case anyone has one available. They’re fairly rare apparently and like >$200 new.

I’m 90% sure that aftermarket recovery points won’t work with a stock bumper, but I’m open to convincing otherwise. Here’s why: in a nose-down scenario you’re likely pulling up a little, which will slice through that bumper like dental floss through tofu.

So one more bump for a used one out there in ‘Mudland, else I’ll look at custom fabrication. Already reached out to Jason at @TRAIL TAILOR.

I think I have one that I took off when installing an ARB bumper. If you are still looking, I'll check to see if I still have it. It's from an 2002 LX470 but should be the same.

 

[ClassyJalopy]

@TRAIL TAILOR tow hooks are legit - get a pair and never look back

 

[Super77]

So I scored some OE recovery hooks locally, and I’m trying to figure out the design of the big one:

1. I believe this is the passenger (USDM) side front. See how the hook part is angled? What’s up with that? Is the assumption that a recovery line will be angled towards the centerline of the vehicle?

2. What was originally on the driver side? The threaded bolt holes are identical. I have a second one of these large hooks, but is that angle passenger side-specific?

 

[89BIGBLUE]

So I scored some OE recovery hooks locally, and I’m trying to figure out the design of the big one:

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1. I believe this is the passenger (USDM) side front. See how the hook part is angled? What’s up with that? Is the assumption that a recovery line will be angled towards the centerline of the vehicle?

2. What was originally on the driver side? The threaded bolt holes are identical. I have a second one of these large hooks, but is that angle passenger side-specific?

This one came off of my passenger side, front.
Driver side was “empty” of hook.
I think they only put one on…?
I imagine they put the same hook on the drivers side for right hand drive 100 series…

I only have 1 on the rear, drivers side, different hook.

 

[ClassyJalopy]

Yep, all trucks got one in the front and one in the rear. You can run two on both ends if you got them. They are strong enough to pull your truck out of anything you can get stuck in. Here's my stock 98 LX buried to the frame in nasty, gooey mud. It took two two trucks (one after the other) to pull it out, all I had was this factory tow hook on the front!

 

[riffman12]

Those hooks were designed for anchoring the car in transport, not recovery.

That being said - will you break them if you pull on them? Probably not

 

[ClassyJalopy]

Those hooks were designed for anchoring the car in transport, not recovery.

That being said - will you break them if you pull on them? Probably not

I disagree, there are 4 separate closed loop attachements that are used for securing the truck during transportation. Those aren't meant for dynamic loads of pulling on for recovery.

You can see them highlighted in the parts diagram:

 

[ClassyJalopy]

Also, I am pretty sure the the front tow hook was on the passender side while the rear two hook was on driver's side.

 

[Scotch]

OE bumper is sacrificial.