Thread: Recovery Points Disco II

Originally Posted by mcguckiana

Willvine

Sorry mate but you are wrong. They definately are rated bolts...you can see the marking on the heads.

Plus I certainly made certain they were rated when I fitted mine. Mine were a complete b@stard to fit though as I had bent the wombat bar within which the point mount.

Angus

I did say correct me if im wrong , thanks.

Originally Posted by HangOver

so whats wrong with just drilling and putting a couple of recovery hooks onto your chassis? cost you about $20ea inc bolts

You usually can't get the correct angle in a recovery with just a shackel if you have a bull bar. You need to lower the point of attatchment as low as possible.. but not lower than hub level. Too high and you do a wheele and risk breaking stuff too low and you will be driven down further into the crud increasing the load on the snatch. I have 2 options on my disco for 2 different situations. 2 bull bar mounted swivel shackles bolted in the same line as the chassie, reinforced by a 5mm steel plate bolted to the chassie ( Very tough) I use this in mud to get a small amount of up lift to pop out of the crud. and winching with a pully block. The other recovery points are very similar to the ones in the first thread. Used for general snatches.

Go the Blues.