tow hook install

kjsport05 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:43 pm

i finally found some used tow hooks but they didnt come with hardware .... i was looking at the install spot and the holes are not threaded like the ones for the hitch in the rear. it looked like a nut has to go on the back of the bolt but there real is no place to put your hand in there to secure it while screwing it in. any help would be awesome. trying to get these on before the jeep jamboree in a week!!!! didnt see any "how to" thread on this.

mike

DryBones · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:52 pm

you need to find the special "M" bolts that come with these. Try a dealer but don't count on them. Somebody here might have a part #.

kjsport05 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:56 pm

ok but how do you get a nut to secure on the back of that? does the bumper have to come off? does anyone have the mounting hardware??

JNJ-Z · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:03 pm

I JUST MADE A SET AT WORK!! I WORK IN A FAB SHOP :twisted:

kjsport05 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:48 pm

so i ordered the mounting bolts from the dealership, $8.50 for everything, and it is set to arrive on wednesday ... what tools am i going to need to do this? there really needs to be a write up on this process for the instalationally challenged lol

DryBones · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:49 pm

if you have an 05 you won't need to remove anything other than cut out the plastic notch in the bumper. Those M bolts thread in 1 hole and then back out the other, hold the tow hook in place and finger on the nuts. then the fun begins. A ratchet with a long extension and swivel worked great for me.

DryBones · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:50 pm

kjsport05 wrote:

so i ordered the mounting bolts from the dealership, $8.50 for everything, and it is set to arrive on wednesday ... what tools am i going to need to do this? there really needs to be a write up on this process for the instalationally challenged lol

complete instructions come with ALL the parts in a NEW set! :lol:

BTW, did you get the single bolts too? I believe there are 3 points of contact per side. 1 straight bolt and 1 M bolt each side.

kjsport05 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:44 pm

DryBones wrote:

kjsport05 wrote:

so i ordered the mounting bolts from the dealership, $8.50 for everything, and it is set to arrive on wednesday ... what tools am i going to need to do this? there really needs to be a write up on this process for the instalationally challenged lol

complete instructions come with ALL the parts in a NEW set! :lol:

BTW, did you get the single bolts too? I believe there are 3 points of contact per side. 1 straight bolt and 1 M bolt each side.

yea when i ordered the bolts they said that it came with a single bolt and an m bolt with all the nuts and stuff required to put it on correctly .... thanks for the help as always!

mike

501 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:50 pm

I just took the front skin off, used two bolts, nuts & washers and then put the skin back on. Didn't need the M bolts at all.

DryBones · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:06 am

2 bolts on a 3 hole mount? sound like you are not getting the full potential of the hooks. I am sure others will post on this with more info.

ShafferNY · **Joined:** Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:51 pm **Posts:** 88

When I installed the front tow hooks on the front of my sister's '03 KJ I didn't have to remove anything. It was pretty simple.

dirt pig · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:20 am

Try this link. It is the paperwork that comes with your hooks!!

http://site.justforjeeps.com/guide/82206124.pdf

iambob · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:40 am

I used a universal in the back & wrench on the front bolts, was a real knuckle buster but it worked. I didn't remove anything to get them on.

Guest · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:19 pm

ShafferNY wrote:

When I installed the front tow hooks on the front of my sister's '03 KJ I didn't have to remove anything. It was pretty simple.

Neither did i on mine.

kjsport05 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:12 pm

so the dealership ordered the wrong bolts and now there saying they cant get the m-bolt unless i buy brand new tow hooks!!!! does anyone here have the hardware laying around? i need it before the next weekend for the jeep jamboree!!! i really dont want to have to spend 105 dollars on new tow hooks when all i need is 4 bolts!!!

Dje Ryu · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:29 pm

The problem is that once installed, the legs of the m-bolts draw together so when you take them off, the threads get pretty chewed up. I have a set if you want them (just pay shipping) but, like I said, the threads may not be any good. Can't say I'd really recommend running used ones after seeing what mine looked like after I got them off.

What I'd suggest is just taking the bumper skin off, take the crush caps off, take a look at the install instructions for a Detours backbone, and run a backing plate through the subframe, drill a fourth hole and run straight bolts through the hooks and backing plate. If that makes sense.... It would probably just about double the strength of the hook mounting points.

kjsport05 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:39 pm

Dje Ryu wrote:

The problem is that once installed, the legs of the m-bolts draw together so when you take them off, the threads get pretty chewed up. I have a set if you want them (just pay shipping) but, like I said, the threads may not be any good. Can't say I'd really recommend running used ones after seeing what mine looked like after I got them off.

What I'd suggest is just taking the bumper skin off, take the crush caps off, take a look at the install instructions for a Detours backbone, and run a backing plate through the subframe, drill a fourth hole and run straight bolts through the hooks and backing plate. If that makes sense.... It would probably just about double the strength of the hook mounting points.

do you have any pictures of the bolts so i can see what they do look like? if not, i guess i will begin taking off the bumper .... again

Dje Ryu · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:50 pm

Best I could get with a camera phone on my lunch break. The end without the nut has the worst spot of all four threads. It's the inside part you can kind of see it here:

501 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:54 pm

DryBones wrote:

2 bolts on a 3 hole mount? sound like you are not getting the full potential of the hooks. I am sure others will post on this with more info.

Sorry, I meant I used 2 bolts instead of the M-bolt. I did used the bolt & clip in the third spot. I have a total of 3 bolts holfing the hooks on.

DryBones · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:10 pm

well, that makes more sense. Probably my fault misreading your thoughts! :lol:

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