trapperbb Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Hey I'm wondering what you guys use for rear tow points on your trucks? my bumper has a hole for a ball but i was wondering is it strong enough to use as a recovery point? thanks for the help ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 The factory bumper hitch is rated to tow all of 1000 lbs. So I'll say no to recovering with it. See if you can get a proper hitch built for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseMJ Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 A stock bumper with stock bumper mounts is not adequate for a recovery point. A bumper mounted hitch is considered a Class I/II for light duty towing. It might be OK to pull you out of a slippery spot, but, it's not enough to really put the strap to, pulling it out of a ditch, a snow bank, sticky mud, sand etc. It's not necessarily the mount to frame connection, which is fairly bolted to the frame. More importantly the mount to bumper connection with too thin metal and too weakly welded. Unfortunately there are not a lot of options for a good solid trailer hitch/receiver unless you have one made, make one yourself or get lucky at a junkyard. Short bed and Long bed hitch mounting are different FYI. Read the link below for more info. http://comancheclub.com/topic/26626-receiver-hitch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 deffently not a good recovery point, i made that mistake once and got my bumper all sorts of jacked up, not i don't know how well the nates 4x4 and jrc offroad MJ rear bumpers hold up for recovery, Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incommando Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I put weld-though d-ring shackle brackets on my receiver hitch tube if you can find one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BootsNTrucks Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I would think it would depend on which package your truck has. Mine has the towing package with the Dana 44 rear end. We used the stock bumper and hitch a few times (just pulling the truck out of mud) without any issues. I now have a big steel bumper on the back and I feel like has long as you weren't trying to deadlift it with a crane or something it would be alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 It would also depend on the recovery. If you dropped one wheel into a hole and just don't have enough traction at the others to get you out, it likely will work. But if you sink both axles to the floorboards, you'll soon be wanting for a better tow point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottJeep Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I'd be willing to use any of the three on my Nate's .... And with all three there you could triangulate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incommando Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I bent the hell out of my factory tow bumper ( tow package '88 ) pulling out shrubbery! The rear axle does not effect the recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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