DIY Tow hook kit

[GSR70Y]

I'm on holiday's, got bored, And this is what I did.

Drill a hole into the bracket that has the standard tow hook, fit the stubby eyelet with a few bolts and washers, Then get the long eyelet bolt and washers and tighten through the 1st eyelet.

Paint it red for visibility as per regulations and hey presto.

Aftermarket Tow hook kit $50+
My tow kit under $13

My front bar is on loosely, and a small hole will be needed for it to poke throught the mesh.

 

[DOUGMO]

nice work mate,

they only thing i could say that might be an improvement is
to weld the loop together so it does not pull open if you have to tow out


other wise great job

 

[boost_lover]

and brace near the end of the pole near the loop, so it does not move around as much...

 

[Liberoz]

and brace near the end of the pole near the loop, so it does not move around as much...

what happens if tow truck make a slight turn and rips your bar or worst of all and seen it before rips your frt bar off.
definitely weld the loop tho BTW you can buy very cheap rice tow hooks made in china that will still do the job and be within regulations from memory it has to be a solid closed loop.

The china ones are a flat 2.5mm thick plate steel long and painted just needs to be attached. Last time I saw them on ebay for $22

 

[rob323]

Sorry, not a fan in a practical sense. Those hooks are mild steel and not load rated and will open up when you put a load on them. Having the long hook attached to the short hook is not ideal. When you pull on the long hook, it will either bend the short hook, and/ or twist your original tow hook.

You probably would have been better off to get some steel angle, bolt that to your original hook and shape it to suit.

 

[GSRSOL]

Sorry, not a fan in a practical sense. Those hooks are mild steel and not load rated and will open up when you put a load on them. Having the long hook attached to the short hook is not ideal. When you pull on the long hook, it will either bend the short hook, and/ or twist your original tow hook.

You probably would have been better off to get some steel angle, bolt that to your original hook and shape it to suit.

i agree!


I have used one of those hooks to hang a hammock and its bent from the weight of 2 (skinny) people ..... They're not very strong.

 

[GSR70Y]

I tested it this morning using the old boy's ute, To a degree it did bend slightly but flexed back to it's location. It would bend if it was given a very hard tug with a truck, but I believe It's strong enough to be eased out of a sand trap, or winched onto a trailer with less damage to the bar than hooking it up to the standard tow point.

The small eyelet bolt is 3/8 thick and the long one is 1/5, It'll take ALOT of force for the eyelets to open up.

Besides, The plan is to stay on the track, not in the sand traps. :lol:

 

[ShaunEVO]

interesting stuff, i might have a look at these to hooks coz last time i loaded my car onto a trailer i was in fear of my front bar