What is the rating of the front and rear towing/recovery hooks?
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Not published anywhere. They’re bolted to thin sheet metal. Would not advise yanking too hard on them.
turbo8
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From a Toyota representative:
"The front and rear tow hooks are used to hook the vehicle to tow truck or pulled for vehicle recovery, the hook is holding the GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating : weight of the vehicle plus weight of the cargo plus occupants and additional vehicle equipments) which should not exceed 7275.0 lbs."
"The front and rear tow hooks are used to hook the vehicle to tow truck or pulled for vehicle recovery, the hook is holding the GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating : weight of the vehicle plus weight of the cargo plus occupants and additional vehicle equipments) which should not exceed 7275.0 lbs."
Im guessing that they meant the tie down loops on cars. Not the tow hooks on the front and rear of a Land Cruiser, 4Runner, or old gen Tundra. Those are load bearing and I have seen them used for recovery of deeply bogged vehicles all over the world. They don’t bend or break unless you do something really stupid.
Your mileage may vary.
bloc
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At least 3000kg static weight since we where lifting ourself once up a cliff for fun to see how strong the winch is….
Dynamic forces I dont know.
Dynamic forces I dont know.
I would think the tie down points underneath the recovery points might be less since each one secures just a fraction of the weight.
My guess is Toyota likely doesn’t rate their recover points above the vehicle weight. They may have a much higher breaking strength but for liability reasons they’re unlikely to publish that.
