Pity7700 Build thread, why not? pic heavy!

i was going to do that but i need something on the front if i get stuck. the bull bar wont hold up to pulling lol

 

did I hear you had a body lift? post a pic of your front end and Im sure I could figure something out for ya.

 

The tow hooks are cast good look getting those to stay when you pull with them, roll some rebar an use that for hooks welded up

 

let me look through my photos real quick.

 

this is probably the best one i have right now. ill have to get a better one tomorrow if you need it.

ive been trying to think of a way to put them back on.

 

Run some metal between where the bull bar mounts to the frame an get longer bolts an bolt the new cross member in so it stretches between the the frame then either bolt or weld some tow hooks onto the crossmember you made an cut the space out between two diamond shapes in the corners an have the hooks protrude from there

 

******* genius!

just to make sure im pickin up what youre putting down, youre saying get some steel tubing and weld it right behind the bullbar skidplate horizontally on the frame and weld the tow hooks to that?

 

Just dont get stuck

 

Exactly, then trim the skid plate for the hooks to come through an it should look very clean an be strong. For hooks though I'd just find some 1/2 steel an have a shop or you heat it up an bend it with like a 5" diameter hoop with like 6" long tines. It'll be much stronger an easier to weld to the crossmember you build

 

ill see what i can find. im having a hell of a time finding some 2 1/2" x 4' long square steel tubing to fix my bed supports...the only thing anyone carries around here is 1 1/2" square tubing. i doubt ill be able to find anything to make hooks out of. those would look sweet though instead of the factory hooks. might just get some D-rings and fab something up.