I need front recovery points.
Is there a front class 3 type hitch for the Broncos'
Or what else is out there
Is there a front class 3 type hitch for the Broncos'
Or what else is out there
Hylander
Front Recovery Points ?
I am interested in Steve83's idea, here is a link.
http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/859667
http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/859667
BUMP. Ive thought about this from time to time. with the crumple zones, does that make your bumper not as good of a lift point for bumper jacks or tow hooks?
I have tow loops off a 98 Expedition 2 on the front....2 on the rear. Bolted directly to the frame using them oem hardware. I've pull and been pulled, and they work. :thumbup. Post #6 in this thread shows pics.http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=302930
I also use the recover points off an expedition. They work GREAT! Just make sure you keep the mounting hardware for it. The only problem you'll have is with the crumple zone. You may need to weld some flat plate on the bottom and maybe inside the frame to allow for a god connection. Just enough for a flat surface to stay put, but not so much that the weld interferes with the crumple zone, just in case.
As for the hitch, you'll have to make that yourself. The tubes are available at any farm supply store. All you'll need is to acquire your own mounting frame at the front bumper and I assume trim a hole for it. A welding shop may be willing to do it, provided you sign a waiver indicating that they are not responsible for any damage due to failure of the hitch. (Due to the way people have and can abuse such things, I can't blame them.)
As for the hitch, you'll have to make that yourself. The tubes are available at any farm supply store. All you'll need is to acquire your own mounting frame at the front bumper and I assume trim a hole for it. A welding shop may be willing to do it, provided you sign a waiver indicating that they are not responsible for any damage due to failure of the hitch. (Due to the way people have and can abuse such things, I can't blame them.)
Thanks,
I'll start looking for some Expedition hooks and measure for some tubing.
I can do the welding myself.
I also have an extra rear hitch off a Dodge, I may see if I can adapt it.
I'll start looking for some Expedition hooks and measure for some tubing.
I can do the welding myself.
I also have an extra rear hitch off a Dodge, I may see if I can adapt it.
3x3 or 2.5x2.5 square tube should fit nicely inside the front bumper between the frame rails.
Based on my experience with stuffing a chunk of I beam behind the stock bumper, here's what I'd do.
I'd get a hitch that doesn't have the hitch tube vertically offset from the cross bar.
Cut it down to an appropriate length (30-34" depending on how the ends are attached so the hitch off of pretty much any truck should be long enough)
Cap the ends with 3x3x.25 angle (trimmed to fit, with a gusset for good measure).
Drill bolt holes that match the stock bumper bolts then weld in some 9/16 bolts, stick it inside the bumper behind the stock mounting tabs and bolt the whole assembly to the truck*.
*after cutting an appropriate hole in the bumper and figuring out how the hitch pin will be accessed.
Once you've got something solid behind the front bumper everything else is a lot easier. If someone just wants something solid back there to bolt recovery points to and keep small trees out of the core support then any hitch with a straight cross bar could be made to work by cutting the receiver tube off.
The hardest part is probably finding a hitch that's got a straight cross bar and no vertical offset.
Based on my experience with stuffing a chunk of I beam behind the stock bumper, here's what I'd do.
I'd get a hitch that doesn't have the hitch tube vertically offset from the cross bar.
Cut it down to an appropriate length (30-34" depending on how the ends are attached so the hitch off of pretty much any truck should be long enough)
Cap the ends with 3x3x.25 angle (trimmed to fit, with a gusset for good measure).
Drill bolt holes that match the stock bumper bolts then weld in some 9/16 bolts, stick it inside the bumper behind the stock mounting tabs and bolt the whole assembly to the truck*.
*after cutting an appropriate hole in the bumper and figuring out how the hitch pin will be accessed.
Once you've got something solid behind the front bumper everything else is a lot easier. If someone just wants something solid back there to bolt recovery points to and keep small trees out of the core support then any hitch with a straight cross bar could be made to work by cutting the receiver tube off.
The hardest part is probably finding a hitch that's got a straight cross bar and no vertical offset.
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