Front recovery points

[y=mx+b]

A lot of these say don’t use soft shackles, why?isn’t this the future?

way easier and cheaper to manufacture them without the round over on the inside. just plasma, bend, and ship them out

 

[4r-4ever]

i think it would be best to have a recovery point attached to the metal bumper. you might have to cut the plastic part of the bumper. very accessible and strong enough.

 

[Bluesky 07]

Hey, if you see this (since it's 2 years on), what shackles are those? I have the same recovery points and was disappointed that shackles wouldn't hang straight on them.

 

[Drcoffee]

The cheapest front recovery points I found were SRQ Fabricators for my 4th 4th/5th 4Runner, FJ Cruiser, GX470 Recovery Points

They came unpainted. Coated them with primer and then some rustoleum farm and implement paint. The shackles have a much wider span than the recovery point is wide. After searching for rubber washers for a stupid high price, I decided to buy a $2.50 foot of 1” coolant hose. Cut off two 3/4” length and then halved them to get two spacers per shackle. Coolant hose is reinforced and durable to last 10 years or more. Came out really nice and fits snug so the shackles shouldnt be swinging around, and they sit level as well. Plus, if these get ruined, I have plenty of spares to replace them with. (I used 1” hose because this is the hole size on the recovery points. Otherwise it could get pinched in the hole)

BTW The holes on the recovery points were straight cut, and before painting I used my dremmel with a grinding stone and beveled the shackle holes on both sides.

 

[originalg00kster]

The cheapest front recovery points I found were SRQ Fabricators for my 4th 4th/5th 4Runner, FJ Cruiser, GX470 Recovery Points

They came unpainted. Coated them with primer and then some rustoleum farm and implement paint. The shackles have a much wider span than the recovery point is wide. After searching for rubber washers for a stupid high price, I decided to buy a $2.50 foot of 1” coolant hose. Cut off two 3/4” length and then halved them to get two spacers per shackle. Coolant hose is reinforced and durable to last 10 years or more. Came out really nice and fits snug so the shackles shouldnt be swinging around, and they sit level as well. Plus, if these get ruined, I have plenty of spares to replace them with.

BTW The holes on the recovery points were straight cut, and before painting I used my dremmel with a grinding stone and beveled the shackle holes on both sides.

Is it bad to leave it straight cut? only asking because I already painted them. haha.

 

[UrbanRunner651]

sharp corners & edges get the least amount of coverage and as a result are typically the first to fail (flake/peel)

 

[Drcoffee]

Is it bad to leave it straight cut? only asking because I already painted them. haha.

What he said ^ the sharp edge is just a wear point that can also bite into the shackle pin and wear into it. You can smooth the edges while its on the truck and then hit it with some more paint.