Failure mode for Factory tow points
I am looking to fabricate up replacement recovery points for my D2 and like the idea of recreating the U shaped layout of the factory unit so that the recovery forces can be spread up both sides of the chassis rail and achieve 4 bolt shear points rather than 2 as is the case with the ARB and other aftermarket recovery points. The key difference to the factory unit is that I would use 12mm steel plate.
There have been various comments made about the fact that the factory fitted "tow point" can fail when used for recovery purposes. Does any one know how they fail (failure of the rod eye, rip bolt holes out, buckle of the side arms etc)???? Knowledge of how they fail would help me design this weakness out of my "improved" recovery points.
Cheers:D