Posted by: Strom
Tow Hook Bolt Sizes - 23/10/00 01:40 PM
I am putting two tow hooks on my Xterra (my X did not have the original tow hook on it - the dealer seems to think it wasn't supposed to come with one). What size are the OEM tow hook bolts?
Thanks,
Posted by: bn300
Re: Tow Hook Bolt Sizes - 23/10/00 06:01 PM
If you didn't get the 'sport' pkg., it didn't come with a tow hook. The bolts are 9/16" if I remember right. There are no nuts welded to the drivers side frame, so you have to come up with a fix for that.
Posted by: xcanuk
Re: Tow Hook Bolt Sizes - 23/10/00 06:17 PM
wouldn't they be metric.. somewhere close to 12mm ?
Posted by: Strom
Re: Tow Hook Bolt Sizes - 24/10/00 09:07 AM
I got all 3 packages - that's the worst part.
And the dealer kept saying "But, you didn't pay for a tow hitch"...
Argh...TOW HOOK, dammit.
Anyway, thanks for your guys' help.
Posted by: PoorBoy
Re: Tow Hook Bolt Sizes - 10/02/01 07:13 PM
Why isn't there a tow hook on the drivers side as well? and has anyone found a good way to put one on both sides?
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Posted by: OffroadX
Re: Tow Hook Bolt Sizes - 10/02/01 08:06 PM
Simple: No hook = a few bucks saved in parts = a few hundred grand saved over a year.
As for mounting one, there are no weld nuts inside the frame so you have to find a way to hold the nuts in place. I think it was Warmonger that enlisted a small-fingered friend to reach in and hold 'em while he took an air wrench to the bolt.
Good luck,
Brent
Posted by: cracker
Re: Tow Hook Bolt Sizes - 11/02/01 09:37 PM
the bolts you need are M12X50 fine thread (12 mm dia and 50 mm long). i just put my hook on a few weeks ago so i am sure about this one.
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