Receiver hitch and rear tow hook?

[cutezangel]

Is there a Receiver hitch that will work on a 2006 CRD and still allow for the rear tow hook to be installed?
Have the OE tank skid plate too.
Many thanks.

 

[jeepkj02]

You can't have a hitch and a tow hook installed at the same time. If you have a hitch already installed you can get one of these hooks.

http://www.etrailer.com/c-OR.htm

 

[thecause17]

Do you really need it? Most hitches, at least all i have had, have places on them where you normally attach safety chains when towing...they work great as tow hooks also, I've used them for just that in the past.

 

[KeswickDave]

Personally I would not think the safety chain attachment points would be as strong, but they may work.

I like the shackles, usually find them cheaper on e-bay than E-trailer (depending on shipping)... plus they look cool

http://search.ebay.ca/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=hitch+shackle&category0=

 

[thecause17]

Personally I would not think the safety chain attachment points would be as strong, but they may work.

They're designed to hold a trailer that comes off the hitch aren't they? I think they'd hold up just fine.

I pulled a car that was tangled in a guard rail on the side of the road from a crash with my old Ranger using those points on the hitch once. I actually started to pull the rad support out of the front end of the car which was caught in the gaurd rail.

 

[Dave]

Thecause is correct I think. They are designed to hold a trailer that came loose (as he said) so I would think they must be rated for the hitch capacity. That said I have a Warn Drawbar that fits into my receiver with a shackle on it. It is a more secure hook-up than a towhook and I've used mine as I lowered my KJ in the mud with the POS OEM tires on and had to be pulled out. I changed my tires the following week.

Dave

 

[cutezangel]

Cool shackel it is. Now which receiver will work with the OE tank skid plate?

 

[KeswickDave]

I have the Mopar rear reciever, no problems with the gas tank skid. I'm not aware of problems with other recievers.

Dave