droppdwn
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Kind fellows,
Does anyone have a good solution to the stock rear bumper lack of suitable tow points? I had the 4runner buried up to it's hood in snow last week and would have been able to avoid 40 minutes of digging had I had a single, suitable tow point in the rear (I wish I had a picture of the Russian Bulldozer that offered to pull me out :Wow1: !). The only thing I have now is the single 'hook' on right hand side, and the bulldozer only had a hoopless wire rope that w/could have fallen off (and I WASN'T going to hold onto to find out).
I'm thinking something that attaches (with longer hardware) where the existing bumper is connected to the frame and that I could attach shackles if the need arose. Am I weakening that bumper/frame inteface by doing something like that? Changing the bumper/body meeting height? I'd love to hang a couple of shackles from the rear frame rails but maintain my rear bumper. A custom rear bumper is in order this summer once I 1. find access to a welder and proper steel or 2. Find a GOOD fabricator. There are plenty of fabricators in the 3rd world, but the quality of work is typically lacking...
http://www.pbase.com/droppdwn/chinese_new_year_in_armenia
pics of Aragats in Northern Armenia last weekend! There's at least five feet of snow up there right now (ideal for sledding!).
Chad
Does anyone have a good solution to the stock rear bumper lack of suitable tow points? I had the 4runner buried up to it's hood in snow last week and would have been able to avoid 40 minutes of digging had I had a single, suitable tow point in the rear (I wish I had a picture of the Russian Bulldozer that offered to pull me out :Wow1: !). The only thing I have now is the single 'hook' on right hand side, and the bulldozer only had a hoopless wire rope that w/could have fallen off (and I WASN'T going to hold onto to find out).
I'm thinking something that attaches (with longer hardware) where the existing bumper is connected to the frame and that I could attach shackles if the need arose. Am I weakening that bumper/frame inteface by doing something like that? Changing the bumper/body meeting height? I'd love to hang a couple of shackles from the rear frame rails but maintain my rear bumper. A custom rear bumper is in order this summer once I 1. find access to a welder and proper steel or 2. Find a GOOD fabricator. There are plenty of fabricators in the 3rd world, but the quality of work is typically lacking...
http://www.pbase.com/droppdwn/chinese_new_year_in_armenia
pics of Aragats in Northern Armenia last weekend! There's at least five feet of snow up there right now (ideal for sledding!).
Chad