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08-21-2011, 09:30 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Jonesboro, AR
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Front tow hooks vs front receiver hitch
I own a 2000 Cherokee Classic. It is mostly a DD except the occasional fishing/hunting trips. I am wanting a front tow point but idk which to get. I've heard receiver hitches are more versatile but I'm wondering about how well it would fit and how hard installation would be for either. PLEASE HELP!!!
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08-21-2011, 09:47 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Both are easy to install. Both do the job. A receiver hitch will strengthen the front end by tying both sides together. You will never be pulling on just one side. That would be my choice if I didnt have a JCR bumper.
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08-22-2011, 08:20 PM
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Location: Jonesboro, AR
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What brand do you recommend? Draw-Tite or Hidden Hitch? I've read elsewhere that Draw-Tite is more concealed
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08-22-2011, 08:49 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Rochester Hills, MI
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IMO front receiver hitches are ugly, IRO's set of tow hooks are super beefy
http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merch...egory_Code=PFX
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08-22-2011, 09:04 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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IRO hooks or a hitch are my vote. I had a draw-tite model. Instead of cutting the lower air dam so the hitch was hidden, and protruded from it, I just cut it out between the end caps. The hitch nearly perfectly took its place and it looked great IMO. I had bought the hitch so I could mount a winch. I never did get a winch until I had upgraded to a front bumper though (with receiver). I did use its pull hooks a few times, worked great.
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perfect depends on how far away you are when you look at it:D
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It's a 4.0 ... as long as there's something in the crank case that isn't coolant I'm sure it will still run forever.
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08-23-2011, 08:27 AM
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Location: Durango CO, Colorado
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If you move trailers a lot, especially in tight places a front hitch is priceless. Another upside of the hitch is you can put a carrier on it for additional storage.
That being said I have the IRO hook setup converted to a flat tow bar with Metalcloak D-ring tabs. It's super strong, tucks in nicely, is well made and reasonable.
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08-23-2011, 08:33 AM
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I installed the Curt on my 2000 XJ Sport. What's great about their hitch is that it has 2 built in d-rings you can hook on to for recovery. Like XJcruiser said, a front hitch will tighten up your front end and give you another receiver point for only a few bucks more than tow hooks.
Front hitch install was cake compared to the rear.
http://www.autoanything.com/GenericP...ProductID=5431
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08-23-2011, 11:47 AM
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Location: Shippensburg, PA
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Will the IRO kit work with a factory front skid?
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08-23-2011, 02:07 PM
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Location: Syracuse, New York
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Do some hitches stick down more than others? I want to get one eventually for a winch but I'm afraid of gettting one that's going to have me hung up on everything.
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08-23-2011, 09:34 PM
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Web Wheeler
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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Originally Posted by Millermagic
Do some hitches stick down more than others? I want to get one eventually for a winch but I'm afraid of gettting one that's going to have me hung up on everything.
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All the ones I have seen hang down no more than the stock air dam.
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"Dee", a Patriot Blue 2001 Cherokee Sport 4.0L High-Output Pictures Build Thread
The Rocket Sheep
"Live Free Or Die; Death Is Not The Worst of Evils." -General John Stark
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Originally Posted by speedbucket
perfect depends on how far away you are when you look at it:D
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Originally Posted by Millermagic
It's a 4.0 ... as long as there's something in the crank case that isn't coolant I'm sure it will still run forever.
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Front tow hooks vs front receiver hitch
