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rear recovery points on the MQ
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 11:27 pm
by MQ080
Up untill now i've been using either my rear bar or t/bar and still not keen at all on the idea, what have others done?
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 8:48 am
by Screwy
The rear of the MQ comes with a stock tow hook on the back (just to the right of the exaust, there is a small cut out in the rear bar where is sits(, but mine is snapped off.
What i did was drilled one holw in the bottom of the chassis rail ( on the left still), and used a hole that was already there and bolted up a proper tow hook, pretty muh next to the original one and cut out a little extra in the raer bar in the same place and smoothed it off with a chissel.
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:48 am
by MQ080
Yeah, that hook has long gone!
need more ideas
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:58 am
by V8Patrol
Your Hooks gone !!!! My whole bumpers gone !!!!
I replaced the back bumper with a length of 6" channel ( 6mm wall, 10mm flange), cut and weld in a "Haymen Reese" setup and ya laughing !!!, Ive snatched hundreds of times off of this bar and it has towed up to 3 1/2 tonnes............. never moved and is ideal for the bush ( and city driving
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P/S...... Just modified ChevyMQ's to the same!
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:01 am
by MQ080
V8, that's what i have currently... it's been reinforced that many times, and even stopped the MQ for going endies a few more. Just wanted other ideas, that's all
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 9:45 pm
by lyall
V8patrol
have you got a pic of that setup?
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 9:53 pm
by V8Patrol
not at hand.... but I'll get one 4 ya
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 12:06 am
by Heathx4
Don't suppose you'd be interested in my old bar then? From what you are describing, it sounds like it is the original. Curved light metal with plastic bumper ends and a tow hook welded onto the mount which bolts into the chassis rail. Yours for $50!