Mopar tow hooks

[daddyrat]

Well I was interested in placing some recovery points on the Jeep. Last weekend I installed a round tube Curtis hitch on the rear. It lined right up, 4 bolts and I was done. I had also ordered and just recieved some Mopar tow hooks. I did a Google search and found a kit for $84 plus $12 shipping. The kit I got lists for over $100 and was listed for my 2006 Jeep Liberty. I still paid more than I wanted but I hoped they would line up and I wouldn't have to drill holes or anything. It did and turned out to be a very nice kit.

Here is the kit I recieved.

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It was an easy install, 20 minutes tops...

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I noticed that it looks like the bumper has cutouts for where the hooks go. I didn't do anything with them yet.

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This morning I mounted the bike rack on the new hitch and piled on 4 bikes. I took the family to the Owosso bicycle trail that follows the river and we had a great time.

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[LibertyFever]

WoW , that's a lot of bikes.

 

[J-Thompson]

WoW , that's a lot of bikes.

You should have seen when I had 3 hanging off the spare tire on the TJ

 

[67Customs]

I cut my cut outs out...

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[Porkchop]

Nice wright up, nice kit, nice jeep, = A good time

 

[ChiefRudy]

I would cut the tabs out on the bumper. I used one of those very small and think hack saw blades and took my time with it. Also, I would put painters tape on your bumper to help protect it since yours is painted.

I once had 5 bikes on a rack sized for only 3 lol. I put 3 on the rack and laid the other 2 on top of them. then strapped it all together. It was beautiful .

 

[Dave]

Looks good. You need to cut out those "cutouts" on the bumper for towstrap clearance. A dremil with a cutting bit will go through the plastic bumper like a hot knife through butter. That's what I used on mine.

Dave

 

[Uncle Krusty]

"This morning I mounted the bike rack on the new hitch and piled on 4 bikes. I took the family to the Owosso bicycle trail that follows the river and we had a great time."

Looks like it might be time to look into (or make) some type of rack for the top. then you could split the bikes up - 2 on top - 2 on the tire...

 

[mikey1273]

I am about to get those hooks for my deep Beryl Green 2006 limited, I was trying to picture how they fit and what needed cut out. thanks for pisting pics!

 

[chris03kj]

Well I was interested in placing some recovery points on the Jeep. Last weekend I installed a round tube Curtis hitch on the rear. It lined right up, 4 bolts and I was done. I had also ordered and just recieved some Mopar tow hooks. I did a Google search and found a kit for $84 plus $12 shipping. The kit I got lists for over $100 and was listed for my 2006 Jeep Liberty. I still paid more than I wanted but I hoped they would line up and I wouldn't have to drill holes or anything. It did and turned out to be a very nice kit.

Here is the kit I recieved.

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It was an easy install, 20 minutes tops...

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I noticed that it looks like the bumper has cutouts for where the hooks go. I didn't do anything with them yet.

You must be registered for see images attach

This morning I mounted the bike rack on the new hitch and piled on 4 bikes. I took the family to the Owosso bicycle trail that follows the river and we had a great time.

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Have you used the hooks for recovery yet? how did they hold up? I have to find a way to mount them as i bought a used set with no m bolts...

 

[M38 Bob]

Seems several of you know enough about Jeeps to carry emergency transportation!:gr_grin:

Bob

 

[tommudd]

Have you used the hooks for recovery yet? how did they hold up? I have to find a way to mount them as i bought a used set with no m bolts...

With the exception of one or two , most haven't been on here in years
so don't hold your breath waiting for a response.
:icon_lol:
But you need the bolt kit to mount them. The "m" bolts woul tear through the metal in some cases if pulled hard or from side pulls

 

[dude1116]

I was winched out of a mud hole with the factory set up (using grade 10.8 bolts) and using only one hook. The steel of the frame didn't tear, but it most certainly bent the hook upward. I would suggest using some sort of Y strap to distribute the load across both hooks.

I also did not have the M bolt. I got mine used off of a Jeep with the factory kit installed. It comes with a plate with bolt threads on it if I remember correctly. Just like these: http://mimages.homedns.org/hooks.gif

I took my bumper off for installation.