Nice fab work on your collars. I agree with the attention to detail. You can make about anything to work, but man, it's criminal to see anything fabricated other than factory design and specification used on a 60K truck. Excellent work.
When you weld in, I recommend two small welds as the...
If you have a look at your frame you have 2 different size holes. This is not a factory weld-in. For me, I wanted what the factory designed and fabricated. This is a shade tree mechanics version.
I have measured as I went. Multiple trial pieces made and adjusted. I have the final made. I do not have a drawing but I will make one and post. I will advise that the inside frame tube can slightly vary due to hole punching process and mass production. These are a pain to make until you make them.
Not sure yet but it will be less than the ARB recovery hooks. Not looking to gain much profit but rather help anyone who has the models without a reinforced frame. I'm actually a bit aggravated that 50K won't give you this already. Nevertheless, I will post everything in a week or so. Thanks for...
Thanks. Let me finish getting them spot welded in and I will post the finished product. The goal here is the same look and function as factory. If you like the final when I post, let me know and I'll make you a set now that I know how to.
Excellent question. ARB has in their picture instruction, a picture of a frame with plastic plugs and a frame with collars installed (looks like welded washers). The instructions say STOP if your frame has plastic plugs. I know this because I learned the hard way and why I had to make these.
You likely have these collars mounted from the factory. The Sport and SR models have plastic plugs and hollow inside the frame rail. Pro and Trailhunter also has this reinforced collar. I have seen some folks mount recovery hooks through the hollow frame. Looks great but will not survive a...
Made my first set of collars for my rear frame ARB recovery hook location. If you have a Sport, SR etc and want recovery hooks that will not destroy your frame, you must duplicate what the factory did on the Pro and Trailhunter. I will say making these was very time consuming and I still have to...
I'm definitely going to get these machined once I find someone who will take on a small job. Once I have them made I will post the specs here. Glad to be here everyone, let's all figure this out.
Oldschool, if I can get someone to make more of these at a cheaper rate I will get you four for...
All new to forum. I seen others asking for the factory collard pins to mount the ARB recovery hooks. I am also to the victim of the Sport trim lack. I'm convinced I will have to machine these. Has anyone made these yet and if so do you have the specs to build?