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Author:  13BT [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:54 pm ]
Post subject:  recovery hooks
hi boys and girls,

Just picked up a 95 LWB vitara and cant seem to find any underbody hooks for winching/snatching from. There are only closed loops that would require the use of shackles for snatching. Is this normal?

Has anyone found a place to attach proper recovery hooks?
Author:  tanshi [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: recovery hooks
the loops are standard, and i wouldnt recomend using them for snatching/recovery.
Author:  royce [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: recovery hooks
the front on on a vit is OK for recovery, the rear is a bit suss bit ive never really looked at how to improve it
Author:  13BT [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: recovery hooks
well thats a bummer! what am I supposed to attach to then? What are you guys using?
Author:  royce [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: recovery hooks
most people use a towbar on the rear, whether with a recovery insert or where the ball bolts on
Author:  suzukikid [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: recovery hooks
Dont snatch off the actuall ball though! :wink:
Author:  royce [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:04 pm ]
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dont start that argument till you go research the australian standards for a tow ball, the breaking strain of your average snatch strap, the breaking strain of the bolts holding it on and the speed required to create enough momentum to exceed this :wink:
Author:  suzukikid [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:03 pm ]
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Nah not talking about the ball breaking i have seen them slip off the ball when coming back for the second go and smashing a window! :x
Author:  royce [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:17 pm ]
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bwahahaha how funny would that be
Author:  suzukikid [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:22 pm ]
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Was funny as! :lol:

If it was my car i wouldn't think it was funny but the force that it went through the window was amazing!

Probably lucky no one was hurt when i look back at it and it happened so quick no one could really do anything except see what had happend in about .1 of a second! :twisted:
Author:  sp1086 [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: recovery hooks
One word.... Damper!

Anyway yer the recovery point on the rear Id only use for a slight pull or towing.. The front one is stronger but you should be using shackels which ever way you go. (Load Rated) Shackels should be a standard part of any 4WD recovery kit. ;)
Author:  magnat [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:07 pm ]
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3.5 tonne Shackles are the Average in a Recovery kit...
Just never sure how to actually use them lol///
Author:  13BT [ Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: recovery hooks
thats a ton of info guys, well done.

I was never sure about the towball thing. I just heard they snap off sometimes. Yet they look so strong.

I bought a hefty looking shackle from a hardware shop. It looks a lot beefier than the load rated ones in my recovery kit. Except this one isnt load rated. Anyone here using unrated shackles and getting away with it?
Author:  sp1086 [ Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:17 am ]
Post subject:  Re: recovery hooks
The one you got from the hardware shop shouldn't be used on a vehicle for recoverys. It may look stronger but the ones you get with a recovery kit are load rated and are stronger and safe to use on your vehicle.
Author:  royce [ Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: recovery hooks
get a picture of it and measure the pin size, I'll tell you its rating (lots of shackles dont have markings yet are rated)

but yes for the few dollars they cost, stamped bow shackles are the way to go
Author:  crikeymike [ Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: recovery hooks
A rated shackle isn't worth a crap unless it's stamped onto itself.

Tow ball + snatch strap = dumb move

I've used the front and rear factory points on mine plenty of times. The rear has started to move a bit after being winched off it a few times, but they do hold very well. I don't expect them to last forever. Your best bet would be to incorporate tow points into some new front and rear bumpers, or you could mount a receiver style hitch on the back, and put the strap into the square hole with the pin thru it.
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