If it's the front hooks, each unit is fastened with three bolts. Two bolts are part of a stud plate which drops down through the frame and is attached with nuts from the bottom of the hook. The third goes the opposite way, bolting upwards into a u-nut that clips into the crossmember (bumper frame). Some guys call these nutzerts but Mopar calls them u-nuts. The torque spec is 45 ft. lbs. I don't have experience with rear tow hooks and my service manual is kinda vague. The picture is detailed, but I don't know how many bolts there are. The torque spec for the rear bolts is 65 ft lbs though, hope that helps. Good luck.

The kit comes with an M-bolt (shaped like an M) that you feed up through one hole and down through the other (so you don't need to take off the bumper). Those M-bolts are apparently difficult to find unless you buy the kit, however.

In didnt know they were different from the factory? Ive heard of people taking the factory hooks off and selling them and they are no different?

The tow hooks on the kj can hold 5k a piece, from factory or after factory i do believe.

So wait, if the hooks are only rated for 5K, than what's the point a lot of guys on here have KJs that are edging that number, plus when your stuck, it can take twice that force to get out, i mean what do you do if you have to tow your 5K lb. KJ from the single rear hook?

can anyone get the rear tow hook u-nut parts number??

thanks

I suppose you just tow it and hope for the best. That is a little strange now that you mention it. I imagine 5001lbs won't cause the frame to buckle, but that's weird that they didn't find a way to get higher-rated recovery points.

Sometimes ratings are just market-ese BS. I can believe that between the two transmissions the auto can pull 5000lbs and the manual can pull 3500lbs. But when using the hitch as a recovery point, I am assuming that the transmission has NO say in the matter and going against the manufacturers wishes of "don't exceed hitch capacity" (although I suppose that the "hitch capacity" is different than the "vehicle capacity")

Last saturday at a frinds farm we went down to his Lake at the back of the dam we crossed the overflow creek .His YJ went over it OK, but when I had to stop because he stoped I was in the creek I sank.We had to get his Cat (bull dozer) from the barn to get me out .I was down to the doors in mud and water.Ihad got out by the back wendow .I carried his son and put him back in the Liberty so he could steer, it came out but made a real bad sucking sound as it did .I have the factory hooks in front and used just one.In all that I didn,t think of using both.I did not try the Back trailer hitch shackel

So wait, if the hooks are only rated for 5K, than what's the point a lot of guys on here have KJs that are edging that number, plus when your stuck, it can take twice that force to get out, i mean what do you do if you have to tow your 5K lb. KJ from the single rear hook?