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Got my new Tow hooks on




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nice cooke!
 
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sweet, you arent gonna leave the shackles on all the time are you?
 
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looks good man... yeah the shackles may vibrate and rub on the bumper alot and leave marks
 
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Looks good man!

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I like them, but if you actually have to use them it could get ugly on that valance
 
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Looks good Jesse!
 
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fyi if the shackle pin isn't in very tight it will wiggle out i almost lost mine on the way home from the badlands and someone lost there's at the dunes
 
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Looks good. What was wrong with the stock ones?
 
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Nice idea!!! love it.


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fyi if the shackle pin isn't in very tight it will wiggle out i almost lost mine on the way home from the badlands and someone lost there's at the dunes
Agree I always tighten mine with an adjustable wrench i leave in the truck also keeps people from stealing them cant loosen by hand
 
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Nice idea!!! love it.




Agree I always tighten mine with an adjustable wrench i leave in the truck also keeps people from stealing them cant loosen by hand
I've had my hooks on my rear bumper for about 3 years and never had anybody take them. Just sayin...
 
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you live in the south just saying
 
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Looks good. What did they cost?
 
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awesome!!! How are they mounted?
 
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Looks good. What did they cost?
A case of beer.
 
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awesome!!! How are they mounted?
A friend made some brackets for them.. just uses the stock hook holes. The old hooks didnt work anymore cause of the body lift.
 
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Originally Posted by Ace
fyi if the shackle pin isn't in very tight it will wiggle out i almost lost mine on the way home from the badlands and someone lost there's at the dunes
what I do is, get some black tape and tape the pin on both sides of the mounting tab. Helps with noise and will not let the pin slide out.
 
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Looks good. i Have never lost a shackle though, i just tighten mine by hand so i dont need a wrench.
 
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Looks good. i Have never lost a shackle though, i just tighten mine by hand so i dont need a wrench.
some people do some dont I never have but if i remember right Tyler and Rob lost one at the dunes
 
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mine are always stuck together with mud and sand.
 
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mine are always stuck together with mud and sand.
same here usually need the wrench to loosen it lol
 
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Originally Posted by Cooke15
A friend made some brackets for them.. just uses the stock hook holes. The old hooks didnt work anymore cause of the body lift.
Dude i love them! I was going to to a front hitch, but now im going to look into this.
 
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