Jeep XJ Tow Bar
05-15-2007, 03:59 AM
#1
Guest
Posts: n/a
Jeep XJ Tow Bar
My truck is in the shop for it's 30K service and I will need to go
pick it up in a day or so... I don't like to impose on people to give
me a lift up there and I'm not really wanting to ride a bicycle along
the streets between here and there... I had been meaning to design a
tow bar for my XJ so that I could tow it behind my pickup when
necessary... Anyone know of any plans for homemade tow bars out
there... They don't look that difficult, but I thought I would ask
before I start experimenting...
pick it up in a day or so... I don't like to impose on people to give
me a lift up there and I'm not really wanting to ride a bicycle along
the streets between here and there... I had been meaning to design a
tow bar for my XJ so that I could tow it behind my pickup when
necessary... Anyone know of any plans for homemade tow bars out
there... They don't look that difficult, but I thought I would ask
before I start experimenting...
05-15-2007, 10:12 AM
#2
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Jeep XJ Tow Bar
You will need to verify what you have holding on the front bumper
because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
Other than that, they are pretty simple.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Grumman-581 wrote:
> My truck is in the shop for it's 30K service and I will need to go
> pick it up in a day or so... I don't like to impose on people to give
> me a lift up there and I'm not really wanting to ride a bicycle along
> the streets between here and there... I had been meaning to design a
> tow bar for my XJ so that I could tow it behind my pickup when
> necessary... Anyone know of any plans for homemade tow bars out
> there... They don't look that difficult, but I thought I would ask
> before I start experimenting...
because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
Other than that, they are pretty simple.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Grumman-581 wrote:
> My truck is in the shop for it's 30K service and I will need to go
> pick it up in a day or so... I don't like to impose on people to give
> me a lift up there and I'm not really wanting to ride a bicycle along
> the streets between here and there... I had been meaning to design a
> tow bar for my XJ so that I could tow it behind my pickup when
> necessary... Anyone know of any plans for homemade tow bars out
> there... They don't look that difficult, but I thought I would ask
> before I start experimenting...
05-15-2007, 10:12 AM
#3
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Jeep XJ Tow Bar
You will need to verify what you have holding on the front bumper
because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
Other than that, they are pretty simple.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Grumman-581 wrote:
> My truck is in the shop for it's 30K service and I will need to go
> pick it up in a day or so... I don't like to impose on people to give
> me a lift up there and I'm not really wanting to ride a bicycle along
> the streets between here and there... I had been meaning to design a
> tow bar for my XJ so that I could tow it behind my pickup when
> necessary... Anyone know of any plans for homemade tow bars out
> there... They don't look that difficult, but I thought I would ask
> before I start experimenting...
because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
Other than that, they are pretty simple.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Grumman-581 wrote:
> My truck is in the shop for it's 30K service and I will need to go
> pick it up in a day or so... I don't like to impose on people to give
> me a lift up there and I'm not really wanting to ride a bicycle along
> the streets between here and there... I had been meaning to design a
> tow bar for my XJ so that I could tow it behind my pickup when
> necessary... Anyone know of any plans for homemade tow bars out
> there... They don't look that difficult, but I thought I would ask
> before I start experimenting...
05-15-2007, 10:12 AM
#4
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Jeep XJ Tow Bar
You will need to verify what you have holding on the front bumper
because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
Other than that, they are pretty simple.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Grumman-581 wrote:
> My truck is in the shop for it's 30K service and I will need to go
> pick it up in a day or so... I don't like to impose on people to give
> me a lift up there and I'm not really wanting to ride a bicycle along
> the streets between here and there... I had been meaning to design a
> tow bar for my XJ so that I could tow it behind my pickup when
> necessary... Anyone know of any plans for homemade tow bars out
> there... They don't look that difficult, but I thought I would ask
> before I start experimenting...
because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
Other than that, they are pretty simple.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Grumman-581 wrote:
> My truck is in the shop for it's 30K service and I will need to go
> pick it up in a day or so... I don't like to impose on people to give
> me a lift up there and I'm not really wanting to ride a bicycle along
> the streets between here and there... I had been meaning to design a
> tow bar for my XJ so that I could tow it behind my pickup when
> necessary... Anyone know of any plans for homemade tow bars out
> there... They don't look that difficult, but I thought I would ask
> before I start experimenting...
05-15-2007, 10:12 AM
#5
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Jeep XJ Tow Bar
You will need to verify what you have holding on the front bumper
because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
Other than that, they are pretty simple.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Grumman-581 wrote:
> My truck is in the shop for it's 30K service and I will need to go
> pick it up in a day or so... I don't like to impose on people to give
> me a lift up there and I'm not really wanting to ride a bicycle along
> the streets between here and there... I had been meaning to design a
> tow bar for my XJ so that I could tow it behind my pickup when
> necessary... Anyone know of any plans for homemade tow bars out
> there... They don't look that difficult, but I thought I would ask
> before I start experimenting...
because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
Other than that, they are pretty simple.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Grumman-581 wrote:
> My truck is in the shop for it's 30K service and I will need to go
> pick it up in a day or so... I don't like to impose on people to give
> me a lift up there and I'm not really wanting to ride a bicycle along
> the streets between here and there... I had been meaning to design a
> tow bar for my XJ so that I could tow it behind my pickup when
> necessary... Anyone know of any plans for homemade tow bars out
> there... They don't look that difficult, but I thought I would ask
> before I start experimenting...
05-15-2007, 10:49 AM
#6
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Jeep XJ Tow Bar
On Tue, 15 May 2007 10:12:18 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
> You will need to verify what you have holding on the front bumper
> because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
> hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
> to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
>
> Other than that, they are pretty simple.
I have a winch bumper on my XJ (Custom 4x4 Fabrication)... Similar to
this photo, but without the shackle mounts...
http://www.custom4x4fabrication.com/cherokeefront2.jpg
I'm thinking that I can weld up a pair of brackets for the front of
the XJ with a backing plate instead of washers on the inside of the
bumper so as to better distribute the load... A pair of half inch
diameter bolts per bracket... A hole drilled in the bracket tab for
installing a double nutted bolt to act as a pin between the bar
mechanism and the brackets... The bracket tab would be oriented
vertically so that the angle between the tow bar and the XJ can change
so that it won't put undue stress on the metal when I'm encountering
changing road angles like when driving from the street into an
inclined driveway...
Right now, I'm debating whether to make it a fixed A-frame design or
something without a cross piece so that it can be folded up for when
not in use... I have a Lincoln AC-225 "Tombstone" welder, so welding
thick metal will not be a problem...
wrote:
> You will need to verify what you have holding on the front bumper
> because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
> hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
> to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
>
> Other than that, they are pretty simple.
I have a winch bumper on my XJ (Custom 4x4 Fabrication)... Similar to
this photo, but without the shackle mounts...
http://www.custom4x4fabrication.com/cherokeefront2.jpg
I'm thinking that I can weld up a pair of brackets for the front of
the XJ with a backing plate instead of washers on the inside of the
bumper so as to better distribute the load... A pair of half inch
diameter bolts per bracket... A hole drilled in the bracket tab for
installing a double nutted bolt to act as a pin between the bar
mechanism and the brackets... The bracket tab would be oriented
vertically so that the angle between the tow bar and the XJ can change
so that it won't put undue stress on the metal when I'm encountering
changing road angles like when driving from the street into an
inclined driveway...
Right now, I'm debating whether to make it a fixed A-frame design or
something without a cross piece so that it can be folded up for when
not in use... I have a Lincoln AC-225 "Tombstone" welder, so welding
thick metal will not be a problem...
05-15-2007, 10:49 AM
#7
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Jeep XJ Tow Bar
On Tue, 15 May 2007 10:12:18 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
> You will need to verify what you have holding on the front bumper
> because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
> hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
> to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
>
> Other than that, they are pretty simple.
I have a winch bumper on my XJ (Custom 4x4 Fabrication)... Similar to
this photo, but without the shackle mounts...
http://www.custom4x4fabrication.com/cherokeefront2.jpg
I'm thinking that I can weld up a pair of brackets for the front of
the XJ with a backing plate instead of washers on the inside of the
bumper so as to better distribute the load... A pair of half inch
diameter bolts per bracket... A hole drilled in the bracket tab for
installing a double nutted bolt to act as a pin between the bar
mechanism and the brackets... The bracket tab would be oriented
vertically so that the angle between the tow bar and the XJ can change
so that it won't put undue stress on the metal when I'm encountering
changing road angles like when driving from the street into an
inclined driveway...
Right now, I'm debating whether to make it a fixed A-frame design or
something without a cross piece so that it can be folded up for when
not in use... I have a Lincoln AC-225 "Tombstone" welder, so welding
thick metal will not be a problem...
wrote:
> You will need to verify what you have holding on the front bumper
> because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
> hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
> to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
>
> Other than that, they are pretty simple.
I have a winch bumper on my XJ (Custom 4x4 Fabrication)... Similar to
this photo, but without the shackle mounts...
http://www.custom4x4fabrication.com/cherokeefront2.jpg
I'm thinking that I can weld up a pair of brackets for the front of
the XJ with a backing plate instead of washers on the inside of the
bumper so as to better distribute the load... A pair of half inch
diameter bolts per bracket... A hole drilled in the bracket tab for
installing a double nutted bolt to act as a pin between the bar
mechanism and the brackets... The bracket tab would be oriented
vertically so that the angle between the tow bar and the XJ can change
so that it won't put undue stress on the metal when I'm encountering
changing road angles like when driving from the street into an
inclined driveway...
Right now, I'm debating whether to make it a fixed A-frame design or
something without a cross piece so that it can be folded up for when
not in use... I have a Lincoln AC-225 "Tombstone" welder, so welding
thick metal will not be a problem...
05-15-2007, 10:49 AM
#8
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Jeep XJ Tow Bar
On Tue, 15 May 2007 10:12:18 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
> You will need to verify what you have holding on the front bumper
> because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
> hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
> to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
>
> Other than that, they are pretty simple.
I have a winch bumper on my XJ (Custom 4x4 Fabrication)... Similar to
this photo, but without the shackle mounts...
http://www.custom4x4fabrication.com/cherokeefront2.jpg
I'm thinking that I can weld up a pair of brackets for the front of
the XJ with a backing plate instead of washers on the inside of the
bumper so as to better distribute the load... A pair of half inch
diameter bolts per bracket... A hole drilled in the bracket tab for
installing a double nutted bolt to act as a pin between the bar
mechanism and the brackets... The bracket tab would be oriented
vertically so that the angle between the tow bar and the XJ can change
so that it won't put undue stress on the metal when I'm encountering
changing road angles like when driving from the street into an
inclined driveway...
Right now, I'm debating whether to make it a fixed A-frame design or
something without a cross piece so that it can be folded up for when
not in use... I have a Lincoln AC-225 "Tombstone" welder, so welding
thick metal will not be a problem...
wrote:
> You will need to verify what you have holding on the front bumper
> because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
> hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
> to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
>
> Other than that, they are pretty simple.
I have a winch bumper on my XJ (Custom 4x4 Fabrication)... Similar to
this photo, but without the shackle mounts...
http://www.custom4x4fabrication.com/cherokeefront2.jpg
I'm thinking that I can weld up a pair of brackets for the front of
the XJ with a backing plate instead of washers on the inside of the
bumper so as to better distribute the load... A pair of half inch
diameter bolts per bracket... A hole drilled in the bracket tab for
installing a double nutted bolt to act as a pin between the bar
mechanism and the brackets... The bracket tab would be oriented
vertically so that the angle between the tow bar and the XJ can change
so that it won't put undue stress on the metal when I'm encountering
changing road angles like when driving from the street into an
inclined driveway...
Right now, I'm debating whether to make it a fixed A-frame design or
something without a cross piece so that it can be folded up for when
not in use... I have a Lincoln AC-225 "Tombstone" welder, so welding
thick metal will not be a problem...
05-15-2007, 10:49 AM
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Jeep XJ Tow Bar
On Tue, 15 May 2007 10:12:18 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
> You will need to verify what you have holding on the front bumper
> because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
> hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
> to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
>
> Other than that, they are pretty simple.
I have a winch bumper on my XJ (Custom 4x4 Fabrication)... Similar to
this photo, but without the shackle mounts...
http://www.custom4x4fabrication.com/cherokeefront2.jpg
I'm thinking that I can weld up a pair of brackets for the front of
the XJ with a backing plate instead of washers on the inside of the
bumper so as to better distribute the load... A pair of half inch
diameter bolts per bracket... A hole drilled in the bracket tab for
installing a double nutted bolt to act as a pin between the bar
mechanism and the brackets... The bracket tab would be oriented
vertically so that the angle between the tow bar and the XJ can change
so that it won't put undue stress on the metal when I'm encountering
changing road angles like when driving from the street into an
inclined driveway...
Right now, I'm debating whether to make it a fixed A-frame design or
something without a cross piece so that it can be folded up for when
not in use... I have a Lincoln AC-225 "Tombstone" welder, so welding
thick metal will not be a problem...
wrote:
> You will need to verify what you have holding on the front bumper
> because it isn't structural in a stock form. If you have the front tow
> hook kit on it, then a beam has been added from the frame to the bumper
> to make the bumper mount structural and to hold the tow hooks.
>
> Other than that, they are pretty simple.
I have a winch bumper on my XJ (Custom 4x4 Fabrication)... Similar to
this photo, but without the shackle mounts...
http://www.custom4x4fabrication.com/cherokeefront2.jpg
I'm thinking that I can weld up a pair of brackets for the front of
the XJ with a backing plate instead of washers on the inside of the
bumper so as to better distribute the load... A pair of half inch
diameter bolts per bracket... A hole drilled in the bracket tab for
installing a double nutted bolt to act as a pin between the bar
mechanism and the brackets... The bracket tab would be oriented
vertically so that the angle between the tow bar and the XJ can change
so that it won't put undue stress on the metal when I'm encountering
changing road angles like when driving from the street into an
inclined driveway...
Right now, I'm debating whether to make it a fixed A-frame design or
something without a cross piece so that it can be folded up for when
not in use... I have a Lincoln AC-225 "Tombstone" welder, so welding
thick metal will not be a problem...
05-15-2007, 03:54 PM
#10
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Jeep XJ Tow Bar
You may see what others have made via Google:
http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...h+Images&gbv=2
You want it at least five feet long, to keep if from pushing you sideways
around turns, and a quick release to get out of the way for Jeepin'. I have
one bent from roll bar material, that acts like a brush guard, up:
http://www.----------.com/68jeep.jpg and:
http://www.----------.com/jeep68sand.jpg But have to bolt an extension on it
to tow anywhere safely: http://www.----------.com/pismo.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM-gmail.com> wrote in message
news:nppi43hlshktpbnnfp3t572p606hh04crd@4ax.com...
> My truck is in the shop for it's 30K service and I will need to go
> pick it up in a day or so... I don't like to impose on people to give
> me a lift up there and I'm not really wanting to ride a bicycle along
> the streets between here and there... I had been meaning to design a
> tow bar for my XJ so that I could tow it behind my pickup when
> necessary... Anyone know of any plans for homemade tow bars out
> there... They don't look that difficult, but I thought I would ask
> before I start experimenting...
--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...h+Images&gbv=2
You want it at least five feet long, to keep if from pushing you sideways
around turns, and a quick release to get out of the way for Jeepin'. I have
one bent from roll bar material, that acts like a brush guard, up:
http://www.----------.com/68jeep.jpg and:
http://www.----------.com/jeep68sand.jpg But have to bolt an extension on it
to tow anywhere safely: http://www.----------.com/pismo.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM-gmail.com> wrote in message
news:nppi43hlshktpbnnfp3t572p606hh04crd@4ax.com...
> My truck is in the shop for it's 30K service and I will need to go
> pick it up in a day or so... I don't like to impose on people to give
> me a lift up there and I'm not really wanting to ride a bicycle along
> the streets between here and there... I had been meaning to design a
> tow bar for my XJ so that I could tow it behind my pickup when
> necessary... Anyone know of any plans for homemade tow bars out
> there... They don't look that difficult, but I thought I would ask
> before I start experimenting...
--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com