Tow Hook M bolt

jelwell1982 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:53 pm **Posts:** 26

Does anyone know where i can find the M bolts that attach the factory front towhook to the frame. Or does anyone have a way to not use them?

Thanks
Jeremy
2008 Jeep KK

cgass · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:26 pm

If you can, I would try to get the brackets that are used for the tow hooks installed from the factory rather than the M bolts. The have a much bigger contact area with the frame and should make them less likely to break off, as some have. Downside is that they require taking the bumper off to install.

jelwell1982 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:53 pm **Posts:** 26

guess that answers my other question. If I take the bumper off does that black cap come off and is there an opening to the bolt holes.

Guess i could remove the bumper cover and drop some Grade 8 bolts down.

cgass · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:41 pm

jelwell1982 wrote:

guess that answers my other question. If I take the bumper off does that black cap come off and is there an opening to the bolt holes.

Guess i could remove the bumper cover and drop some Grade 8 bolts down.

Yes sir. Once you take those black covers off you have a pretty good sized hole to work with. There have been a few reports of people's tow hooks ripping out recently, and I think they were all the M bolt ones (although I could very well be wrong). The grade 8 bolts would work. Maybe you could add a piece of steel in there too, to increase the contact size; that's basically what the factory bracket is.

Do you have the clip thing (I don't know what it's actually called) for the single bolt side?

jelwell1982 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:53 pm **Posts:** 26

No Im brainstorming a D-Ring setup. Ive been looking at the "hitch turned sideways" kinda thing a few KJ guys did. I was thinking I could fab a mount or bracket similiar to the original hooks, weld the hitch to that instead of a big fat piece of square steel stock. And I would have more control in getting them centered in the openings without cutting the bumper.

cgass · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:55 pm

jelwell1982 wrote:

No Im brainstorming a D-Ring setup. Ive been looking at the "hitch turned sideways" kinda thing a few KJ guys did. I was thinking I could fab a mount or bracket similiar to the original hooks, weld the hitch to that instead of a big fat piece of square steel stock. And I would have more control in getting them centered in the openings without cutting the bumper.

I just saw something that someone custom fabbed, but I can't remember where. Anyway that took 2" steel like for a hitch receiver and welded on the tow hook brackets. Not sure how they attached it to the frame, but I thought that was a pretty good idea.

jelwell1982 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:53 pm **Posts:** 26

ive seen that one as well. That looked like he cut the hook off and welded on the square receiver to factory mounts.

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