tow points? ? ? 2000xj

broken08 · 01-04-2005, 12:31 PM

my 2000 xj doesn't have any hooks, front or rear, that a tow rope can attach to. firstly, thats dumb. moving on...
where is a good place to attach a tow rope's hooks if i need to help pull someone, or i need to be rescued? i can't even find a good place to attach to. this seems a bit silly to me. do i really need to spend big bucks for tow hooks or a rock bumper?
thanks

**XJ99** · 01-04-2005, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by broken08

my 2000 xj doesn't have any hooks, front or rear, that a tow rope can attach to. firstly, thats dumb. moving on...
where is a good place to attach a tow rope's hooks if i need to help pull someone, or i need to be rescued? i can't even find a good place to attach to. this seems a bit silly to me. do i really need to spend big bucks for tow hooks or a rock bumper?
thanks

big bucks, naw.. Just get a Class III receiver for the rear (under $100.00) and some hooks with brackets for up front. (around $75.00)

I got these and have been very happy with them.

http://rustysoffroad.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=rustys&Product _Code=XJ-TH&Category_Code=rec_hit

denverd0n · 01-04-2005, 12:45 PM

You're right. It's dumb that the Cherokee doesn't come stock with tow points, but it doesn't. So, there is no good place to hook a tow strap on a stock Cherokee.

Before you go off-roading, and before you try to pull someone out or have them pull you out, the one thing that you absolutely MUST do is get proper tow points! This means either buying brackets and hooks, such as those from Custom 4x4, or mounting a hitch receiver front, rear, or both.

broken08 · 01-04-2005, 12:56 PM

yea, the $75 and $100 were the "big bucks" i was talking about.
for s**t sake, honda civics have tow points on them. rediculous

**XJ99** · 01-04-2005, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by broken08

yea, the $75 and $100 were the "big bucks" i was talking about.
for s**t sake, honda civics have tow points on them. rediculous

hahaha! True, but I wouldn't take the wife's Civic wheelin'

Good luck man........

broken08 · 01-04-2005, 01:02 PM

but if you did, and it got stuck, at least you could get it out!

so there are no good makeshift emergency points? leaf spring piviots? sway bars? muffler? chrome grill? door handles? antenna?

**Jason, aka: Jeepin.com** · 01-04-2005, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by broken08

yea, the $75 and $100 were the "big bucks" i was talking about.

If you think $75 and $100 are "big bucks", you're getting into the wroooong hobby.

JCwarrior88 · 01-04-2005, 02:16 PM

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You're right. It's dumb that the Cherokee doesn't come stock with tow points, but it doesn't. So, there is no good place to hook a tow strap on a stock Cherokee.

My 2000 XJ has stock tow hooks....

**Jason, aka: Jeepin.com** · 01-04-2005, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JCwarrior88

My 2000 XJ has stock tow hooks....

Then your XJ must have come with the UpCountry suspension package or they were dealer-added or special ordered as a single option. Tow hooks were not "standard" on an XJ, they were an option.

So yes, there are stock/factory tow hooks, but they're not standard features.

JCwarrior88 · 01-04-2005, 02:46 PM

Is there a chance he could mount tow hooks where mine are mounted?

**Jason, aka: Jeepin.com** · 01-04-2005, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JCwarrior88

Is there a chance he could mount tow hooks where mine are mounted?

Sure, but he's got to have the brackets to mount the hooks, just like your rig does.

The kits from Rusty's and C4x4 are basically HD copies of the OEM brackets.

TBoons · 01-04-2005, 02:59 PM

I have ONE time wrapped a strap around my front axcel. I was not really stuck or buried yet. No snaching, just a gentle tug! Gotta learn when you can't get out before you get to bottomed out!

I have a DrawTite front hitch coming my way! Bring on the MUD!

ChiTown'01XJ · 01-04-2005, 03:22 PM

If you're going to get front tow hooks go with www.custom4x4fabrication.com, don't get rusty's even though they're a little cheaper. Do a search and you'll see that a lot of people complain of Rusty's hooks bending or breaking. You can also get a front receiver for around $125.

JBassXJ · 01-04-2005, 03:22 PM

Before I had any points, we would slap a hook in a nice available hole in the frame-rail.

It worked.... didn't like it at all, but that's the price you pay when you don't have any points front and back.

Best thing to do is to just pay that ~$200 and have safe tow points front and rear, it'll def. be worth it in the long run!

**XJ99** · 01-04-2005, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiTown'01XJ

If you're going to get front tow hooks go with www.custom4x4fabrication.com, don't get rusty's even though they're a little cheaper. Do a search and you'll see that a lot of people complain of Rusty's hooks bending or breaking. You can also get a front receiver for around $125.

I've never heard of Rusty's hooks bending or breaking..

If you can, please post some links of this information. I've been pretty buried (not hard to do when I was all stock) and have been pulled out by these hooks many times. I haven't had any problems with them.....

01-04-2005, 01:02 PM	#6
broken08 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: boston, MA Posts: 25 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	but if you did, and it got stuck, at least you could get it out! so there are no good makeshift emergency points? leaf spring piviots? sway bars? muffler? chrome grill? door handles? antenna? __________________ 2000 Cherokee Limited i haven't gotten stuck yet

01-04-2005, 02:46 PM	#10
JCwarrior88 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lee's Summit, MO Posts: 137 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Is there a chance he could mount tow hooks where mine are mounted? __________________ 2000 Green 2 door XJ Sport Green Jeep Club Member #143

01-04-2005, 02:59 PM	#12
TBoons Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 159 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I have ONE time wrapped a strap around my front axcel. I was not really stuck or buried yet. No snaching, just a gentle tug! Gotta learn when you can't get out before you get to bottomed out! I have a DrawTite front hitch coming my way! Bring on the MUD! __________________ 04 TJ RME MODs: Sirius Radio, Oil Changed (x2), Tires Rotated (x1)

01-04-2005, 03:22 PM	#13
ChiTown'01XJ Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 517 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	If you're going to get front tow hooks go with www.custom4x4fabrication.com, don't get rusty's even though they're a little cheaper. Do a search and you'll see that a lot of people complain of Rusty's hooks bending or breaking. You can also get a front receiver for around $125. __________________ [COLOR=blue]Blue Jeep Club Member #73[/COLOR] '01 XJ Sport 235/75/15 BFG All Terrain T/A KO, C4X4 tow hooks, rear hitch, 2 x 55 Bosch Lights, Cobra 19+ (waiting on antenna) [B]"Let's do it in the dirt"[/B]

01-04-2005, 12:45 PM	#3
denverd0n Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 729 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	You're right. It's dumb that the Cherokee doesn't come stock with tow points, but it doesn't. So, there is no good place to hook a tow strap on a stock Cherokee. Before you go off-roading, and before you try to pull someone out or have them pull you out, the one thing that you absolutely MUST do is get proper tow points! This means either buying brackets and hooks, such as those from Custom 4x4, or mounting a hitch receiver front, rear, or both.

01-04-2005, 12:56 PM	#4
broken08 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: boston, MA Posts: 25 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	yea, the $75 and $100 were the "big bucks" i was talking about. for s**t sake, honda civics have tow points on them. rediculous