Will aftermarket recovery points for Prado150 or FJ Cruiser work on 5th Gen?

[jcoleman]

wonder how this would be on a LE cause the front/rear points are buried up higher than the fragile bodywork.

I have a hitch shackle for the winter time but no where to connect to in the front if I need to help someone without using the backside of the 4runner.

Little bit of a tangent, just for the sake of discussion:

If at all possible, pulling from the rear (in the case of your recovery of another vehicle) is preferable to pulling from the front of your truck in reverse.

Pulling in reverse puts additional load on the relatively weak front axle assemblies and the high pinion ring and pinion gear is also not as strong in reverse.

Obviously a light pull is likely not to be an issue, but it's still wise to pull from the rear, relying on the stronger back axle, if practical.

 

[NoDak]

Little bit of a tangent, just for the sake of discussion:

If at all possible, pulling from the rear (in the case of your recovery of another vehicle) is preferable to pulling from the front of your truck in reverse.

Pulling in reverse puts additional load on the relatively weak front axle assemblies and the high pinion ring and pinion gear is also not as strong in reverse.

Obviously a light pull is likely not to be an issue, but it's still wise to pull from the rear, relying on the stronger back axle, if practical.

thanks for that info and it reinforces why I only pull from the front in the winter time. summertime rear only.

sometimes its better to pull from the front as you can see the situation better during wintertime.

that why I have the shackle in the hitch cause 9/10 times im going head first into the ditch/snow bank.

 

[dekeman]

^^True this. They break under front load on the ATV all the time.
Question though: if being pulled out (not that we'll ever get stuck, being such pros and all, but just in case) is it better to yank from the front or yank from the rear. Or whatever is easiest?

PS, that was yank, not wank.

 

[Jetboy]

On thee tow stop;I'd say they are all strong enough. Probably by a factor of 3-4. Whichever is cheaper would be my choice.

I almost always pull in reverse. Front winch tends to be like that. I like to see what I'm doing and with a tow strap your usually using Momentum not friction. Can you blow up a front diff? Sure. Dont be stupid. Ive broken lots of axles doing stupid stuff. Pulling someone has never blown a diff or axle for me. Also most of the time on a trail you don't have the option. Your front to back.

 

[phillyd2]

Assuming having the recovery points....a yank is a yank. Most time the situation determines front or back. Dollars to donuts if you only have the back set up for recovery Mr. Murphy promises that you will need a front yank. If you are lucky Mrs. Murphy will be there too to help with the wank :clap2:

 

[jrandom]

No empirical evidence here but if I am going to jerk some yank out, I am using the rear points, as in my head my forward gears in the transmission are more suited to that type of behaviour than the single mid range reverse gear.

 

[Intruder]

If at all possible, it's best for the vehicle doing the pulling to be going forward. You have one reverse gear and 5 forward gears for a reason. Of course for a light pull it doesn't make much difference but if you're pulling an 80 series out of a mud hole I'd much rather be going forward than in reverse. Can always get a spotter with a radio to let you know if something is going sideways.

 

[03_4x4Runner]

If you pull from the rear and use a cheap tow rope with metal hooks and the hook or rope breaks it will hit you in the back of the head and you will never know what hit you when you wake up in the hospital. If you pull from the front and the hook or rope breaks you get to see it coming and at least know what hit you in the head when you wake up in the hospital.

 

[Intruder]

Which is why you never use a tow rope with metal hooks for a dynamic recovery...

 

[st8rocks]

Screw pin bow shackles.... It's all about soft shackles nowadays :guitar3:

 

[brian0128]

Screw pin bow shackles.... It's all about soft shackles nowadays :guitar3:

What brand of soft shackles are you using? I've decided to get the ARB Strap for storage reasons (it's much more compact rolled up than a rope) but I need to get some soft shackles for the front.

 

[st8rocks]

What brand of soft shackles are you using? I've decided to get the ARB Strap for storage reasons (it's much more compact rolled up than a rope) but I need to get some soft shackles for the front.

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