or you can buy a drop ball hitch for a trailer and put a shackle in the hole instead of a ball. Thats what i'm doing because i already have one:gigem:
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or you can buy a drop ball hitch for a trailer and put a shackle in the hole instead of a ball. Thats what i'm doing because i already have one:gigem:
That would have to be one of the most redneck things I would ever see if I ever saw it.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...d/6dd2d381.jpg
what about making one of those receiver shackle mounts with some 2" box tube and some bar stock inside with holes for some grade 8 bolts and the shackle?
Are you talking about for the front?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparling
No for the rear to fit into my receiver and hold a shackle, something like this.Quote:
Originally Posted by KrazyKarl02
1: 2" box tube
2: 1/2" grade 8 bolts
3: Bar stock
4: Hole for shackle
5: Hole for hitch pin
The whole thing would slide into the receiver just like a ball hitch or the one in the TSC link above.
I think we could buy some box tube and bar stock and make a bunch of these for people in the club at cost. I know there were several people talking about getting these.
Too much work, just buy one.
I'm not scared of some work, especially if somebody has some box tube and bar stock just lying around that I can get for cheap. I thoroughly enjoy making stuff even if I am a noob at some of it.
By the time you buy a $30 shackle and $3-5 on consumables, you could spend a few more dollars and get a complete set (which should have a spare hitch pin, and someone is always needing one of those). Recovery gear is one of the few things most will tell you to not skimp on as it will get somebody hurt.
Thought of something else. I like to bring a short (4-6 foot) piece of chain if you bring a nice strap. That way you can use it to attach your strap to someone who doesnt have tow points and it wont tear up your expensive strap.
Also, there very well may be cheaper shackle mounts out there (30?) that was just for illustration. Didn't burris say he had some?
and i found a shackle at tc for $6Quote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
We have d-rings with 3/4" bolts listed at $24.95/pair and a 2" receiver hitch with d-ring for $19.95
where is this?Quote:
Originally Posted by bburris
collins brothers in wylie
collinsbrosjeep.com
The smart thing to do is call me (Brett) at 972-575-8762 and tell me who you are if you need a Jeep-related part.
yes, 4" trap also works too. does it all the time.:gigem:Quote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
i don't drive a heep but my dad does, he needs his rear axle fixed cause he spun out in a snowstorm and bent his axle:flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by bburris
anyway, if its just a reciever shackle then i can use it
I got your jeep thing now it hurts when i pee:haha:
I know what they call a trap on 4chan, I sure hope you are talking about something else!!! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Eckert
I use the receiver hitch as the tow point by inserting a strap as discussed above. I don't roll high enough to have a hitch pin though, but a 1/2" bolt works.
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Originally Posted by eight
Wrong Thread Kopeki, Wrong thread!!! :eek:
he he he said strapon ....... gigidy gigidy o right
Twisted Off Road is offering a FREE 8,000 pound winch with the purchase of a Rough Country or BDS lift kit and install through our shop. This is good for any lift kit with a retail price of 499.95 and up. Good through the end of the month.
we got his hitch on and two tow hooks on the front. The tow hooks poke through holes in the bumper, it will actually work pretty well
I can't afford a anything else for my truck right now, and I don't even know if I'm going to make it to gilmer. I have a winch i can probably get off of my grandpa that's at the farm right now, although it probably doesn't work it'd probably be a lot cheaper to rebuild that one that get a new one.Quote:
Originally Posted by 85cj7
probably, depends on what kind of winch and what is broken, also we always like pics of progress
why won't you make it to gilmer?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparling
I'm tight on money right now. I'll most likely be there though.Quote:
Originally Posted by TdmayfieldIV
The first two pictures are of the two new tow hooks mounted directly to the frame with grade 8 bolts and then 3" tall by 6" wide holes cut in the bumper. Thanks to Tommy for letting me use some of his tools and his driveway. The last pic is my bumper sagging. I tried fixing it with a hi-lift but it didn't work. Anybody have any tips on how to fix it?
I'm just passing it down:gigem:
if you fix it will it put the hole in your bumper off center for the pass. side hook now? it looks like it would. When you jacked up on it did you have that side of the bumper unbolted? I would unbolt that side and try to bend it back and then bolt it back up.
On second thought. . . I don't think it's your bumper that is fooked. I think it is the passanger side bumper bracket. Take that off and straighten it, then see how the bumper fits.
i say just leave it alone. save some money and just build a good one.
Gets my vote.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eckert
The bumper looks straight in the center and then it looks like it bends down as it gets towards the outside, but I looked at the bracket when I had the bumper off and it's definitely bent.Quote:
Originally Posted by 85cj7
Those ford bumpers are notorious for doing this. There has to be an 'easy' fix for it posted on the web somewhere.
Yes there is a torch and a 3lb sledge.
I downloaded Google Sketch today and drew this up. I drew it in actual dimensions that would work on my truck. There's no way I'm putting 5 lights on my truck I just wanted to know what it would look like. Thoughts?
Looks like you took a lot of time out of your day to draw some bars with some lights on them especially if there's no way you're going to do it in the first place:flipoff2:
Hey hotpocket how's that Cherokee project going??? What about the muffler delete on the h2?:flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Pocket
bumper looks good man, it's gonna take alot of cutoff wheels welding to make that happen, now go get busy.
I didn't draw the lights and the whole bumper took about 30 minutes, and give me some good reasons why I can't make it.
hot pocket is just mad cause he drives a jetta, is out of pot and hates himself in general
Are there any problems with how I'm mounting the bumper or supporting the receiver tube? What thickness would be good to make this bumper out of? I'm going to collect some cardboard and make it out of that before I make the real thing.
just weld a piece of tube in the front and gusset it well, come by the house and we can figure something out