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J8 Helecopter Hooks

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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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Does anyone know where I can find D rings like this?

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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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rugged ridge has some like that but a little different
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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how are you carrying your J8 under your helicopter right now?
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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they look like a pain to hook a strap too.. looks like you would need tools
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 07:04 PM
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heres the pure jeep mounts and woods or some one makes some pretty cool d ring mounts these adn the woods one bolt on to the facotry tow hook spot
http://www.northridge4x4.com/proddet...p?prod=PJ-6000
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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Actually D rings work very well (even if you don't have a chopper). I'm a land surveyor and my crew and I work offroad nearly every day. My recovery straps have shackles on them. My stock bumpers have taken a beating, and I'm building front and rears like these.
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by MarcusRTJ
Thats one way to get better gas mileage in your JK/J8...pick it up and carry it with a helicopter!



Those are D-Rings...you put a shackle on your strap and connect away. They don't slip off like they can on hooks. D-Rings kick ass, but I'm a shackle kinda guy. Kinda kinky, I know...
Ive used d-rings once or twice before.......

question tho.. your stuck in mud over the bottoms of your doors, if you open your doors, your flooded.. someone is going to hook their strap up to your jeep and hey look, no shackles on their strap.... now what?????

I just like to keep things simple, d-rings all around, simple tool free hook ups.
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by CajunJack
Actually D rings work very well (even if you don't have a chopper). I'm a land surveyor and my crew and I work offroad nearly every day. My recovery straps have shackles on them. My stock bumpers have taken a beating, and I'm building front and rears like these.
D-rings are great... no argument there. I was just kidding around about the copter sorry.
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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This is a survey truck Racer831. There's nobody out there to wade into the knee deep water and hook onto me, so I don't have to open my door.
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 03:11 AM
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I liked the look of the rugged ridge d-rings, but having to undo the bolt if I ever needed to pull someone out was a pain (didn't have shackles at the time).
So I figured...Farm equipment is beefy, and their hitch pins are hardened steel.

So.

Original RR bolts:




Pins:
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