Tuesday, Mar 22, 2005 at 12:22
Hi Jack,
I only know what I was told last night, but it sounded like the bolt was OK, but the plate ripped out. We all expected that it would break at the welds, but wasn't so.
Obviously the problem is that the chassis mounts have a 50mm spacing instead of the 35mm spacing for the common rated aftermarket hooks. Theres a few alternatives for the recovery points -
Some of the 100series now come with chassis mounted hooks with the 50mm spacing - you might be able to source one or two of these, and bolt them on to your 80series with H/T bolts.
I have seen a very thick piece of angle iron used as an adaptor for mounting a rated hook - thats the favourite technique suggested by a local 4wd
shop. On the 100series, you can actually pick up 3 captured nuts in the chassis and use 12x1.25 H/T bolts.
Finally, I believe CMI Toyota in
Adelaide have had rated recovery points engineered for the 100 and 120 series - not sure about the 80series.
My own personal view (opinion) is that I'd be happy to use the standard points with a bridle for towing and an easy snatch. Anything harder, and I'd be looking for a winch.
Cheers
Phil
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