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  1. 1st October 2015, 05:34 AM #1
    Trolley
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    Factory winch cradle question.

    Howdy all.

    I have just picked up a factory winch cradle, and I want to get some of these pin-locking tow points for the front of it, but I don't know what to call them or where to find them.

    I have circled them in the picture below.

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    Thanks all.

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  2. 1st October 2015, 06:38 AM #2
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    you sure?
    other than the G4 cars,,??


    thats not to say those pins arent a good idea,, just need to ensure mounting points.
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    I think they are standard towing pins, i remember buying some from the farm shop in the UK but not seen them anywhere else.
    Rating was about 3.5 ton IIRC .
    I fitted one on the front of my old series 3

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    Commonly known as a Dixon Bate tow jaw.

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  5. 1st October 2015, 12:29 PM #5
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    You nailed it Kelvo! Thanks mate.

    Pedro - what you mean am I sure? Not sure what you are getting at mate ?

    A follow up question - how important is the factory cross member (hollow steel tube that connects chassis at front) for when winch cradle is mounted? I have read that it is a necessity, but my cross member will not fit with the winch cradle fitted also. Could I just bolt a solid piece of steel between the two chassis struts? I would have thought that the rigidity of the winch cradle would be sufficient for structural integrity anyway - heaps of bullbars do away with the cross member right?

    Thanks all.
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