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I have decided to do 'the right thing' and put some recovery points on the Vitara instead of the tie-down points.

Problem is I cant find anywhere to put them!

At the front, all along the front of the chassis is not flat - so I can't put them there.

At the read, the only place I can see is where the tow bar is mounted - So I'd have to remove the tow bar.

Can someone with a Vitara post up some pics or details where they mounted theirs? I was hopeing to have 2 at front and 2 at rear so I can do the tree trunk protector between them to share the load (The guys I pull out are Pajero/Surf)

Cheers
Chris

No-one able to help?

Are you a decent welder? If so, get some 6-8mm fish plate, cut a shackle-pin sized hole in it and weld on to your chassis at the appropriate place.

Alternatively, I dont see why you cant just buy a couple of those recovery hooks from Repco etc. and bolt them to the underside of your chassis. IIRC, the front of the vit chassis slopes downwards. I dont see why this wouldnt work.

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/phpBB2/vi ... p?t=122106

Another idea...

v840 wrote: Alternatively, I dont see why you cant just buy a couple of those recovery hooks from Repco etc. and bolt them to the underside of your chassis. IIRC, the front of the vit chassis slopes downwards. I dont see why this wouldnt work.

That is the problem - Because they are not flat, there is not enough room for the hooks to mount correctly. They dont sit flush.

Squik wrote:http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/phpBB2/vi ... p?t=122106

Another idea...

Err...correct me if I am wrong, but that is a spacer, I don't see how it applies to a recovery hook?

............A
..........B..C
............D

Ok, imagine these letters represent the 4 sides of your chassis (frontal perspective). From what you're saying, surfaces A & D are rounded yes?

Why not use B or C instead? You could even weld a cross member in between the two chassis rails and mount to that. Im still unsure as to what exactly the problem is. Maybe post some pics?

I'll get some pics this weekend if I get time. Here is a quick drawing