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Title: XJ tow hook brackets
Post by: HIWYH8R on March 10, 2006, 09:04:10 PM

I have a chance to buy some front brackets and tow hooks for my 90 XJ but brackets and hooks are off a 99 XJ. Will these fit mine. Are there any unibody changes through the years? Thanks

Kel

Title: XJ tow hook brackets
Post by: cablesmurf on March 10, 2006, 09:26:41 PM

They should be fine.

Title: XJ tow hook brackets
Post by: HIWYH8R on March 10, 2006, 09:48:09 PM

Thanks. Actually had another question about this. Although I'm not too sure how these brackets mount but from what I've seen they replace the original bumper brackets. My question is, can I do away with the hooks and stock bumper and make a bumper to fit that has shackle mounts on the front instead?

Title: Bumper etc.
Post by: henry on March 11, 2006, 09:45:58 AM

Yep, I'll send you a pic of my winch bumper, hooks etc. if you would like.

Darren

Title: XJ tow hook brackets
Post by: HIWYH8R on March 11, 2006, 06:41:06 PM

Ya sure that would be great, I'll pm ya my address. And anyone else that want's to send me pics or their setup let me know. Thanks

Kel

Title: Re: Bumper etc.
Post by: Luxton on March 11, 2006, 11:29:15 PM

Quote from: "henry"

Yep, I'll send you a pic of my winch bumper, hooks etc. if you would like.

Darren

would ya mind sending the pics my way too?  I'm gonna be building a front bumper once my rear is done.

Cheers

Title: XJ tow hook brackets
Post by: cLAY on March 12, 2006, 08:44:31 AM

The factory brakckets were designed to be pulled on from the bottom where the hooks mount. The bumper mounts are not beefy enough for being pulled on. My Warn Combo mount mounts to the bumper as well as a few other places but the bumper mounts on my brackets are stretched and bent from the winch mount pulling on the bumper.

Title: Re: XJ tow hook brackets
Post by: LynchMob on March 12, 2006, 01:28:41 PM

Quote from: "HIWYH8R"

I have a chance to buy some front brackets and tow hooks for my 90 XJ but brackets and hooks are off a 99 XJ. Will these fit mine. Are there any unibody changes through the years? Thanks

Kel

I went the opposite way but maybe it'll help anyhow...

I had OEM brackets on my 1990 Laredo (originally pulled from a pre91 MJ). They were two pieces...one that was composed of the bumper bracket welded to a long narrow piece that bolted back beyond the steering box mount.  The other was just an angled piece that beefed up where the OEM bumper bracket bolted to...it mounted to the corner of the front frame cross member.

Because this first piece was part and parcel to the bumper brackets on my '90, I had to grind them apart.  The 90's brackets were destroyed in this process.  The brackets from my 99 worked with these perfectly and all holes lined up with no problems.  

Hope that helps you out.

Darren

Title: XJ tow hook brackets
Post by: HIWYH8R on March 12, 2006, 08:36:31 PM

Thanks for the replys guy's. Guess I have a bumper to build now :)

Kel

Title: XJ tow hook brackets
Post by: NS-jeeper on March 13, 2006, 09:29:17 AM

please send some pic my way too

Title: XJ tow hook brackets
Post by: BlackYJ on March 13, 2006, 09:44:32 AM

Have you checked out this link

http://www.bc4x4.com/tech/2004/xjhook/