Rear tow hook near muffler - ok to remove?

[Dan D]

Removing the little tow hook bracket near the muffler would give me much better clearance to make new hanger mounts for the large muffler I'm trying to cram under the car. I haven't looked too closely, but there are just 4 bolts holding it on and it doesn't appear to be integral to anything else. Is there any reason (saftey or otherwise)this can't come off?

 

[IncorpoRatedX]

You can take them both off if you want, they do nothing except provide a place to hook a strap. just never wind up in a ditch /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[turbowop]

I had to yank the one on the passenger side of 1051 to clear my muffler. No big deal. I still have the one on the driver's side.

Just get one of those colored anodized ones that stick out of the bumper like six inches, like all the ricebois do...and even some of the owners here. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hsugh.gif

 

[Dan D]

Thanks guys. That's what I thought, but my luck, I'd remove the bolts and find out the hard way when the bumper fell on head.

 

[turbowop]

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif

Naw dude, those bolts just hold on the tow hook. No worries.

 

[IncorpoRatedX]

or a hitch, in my case /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devil.gif

 

[steve]

Quoting turbowop:

Just get one of those colored anodized ones that stick out of the bumper like six inches, like all the ricebois do...and even some of the owners here. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hsugh.gif



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[cheekychimp]

No way ... VR4 owners don't do that do they?



... oh sh*t you were right again!

 

[Brunoboy]

Lol tre3zy, and it doesn't look bad, I've seen it in person and can be a lot worse.
-shane

 

[123abc]

Still not as bad as that guy on tooners who used a connecting rod as a tow hook.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/uhh.gif

 

[cheekychimp]

^^^ LMFAO /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif do post a link, I'd love to see that! I suppose that's 'artistic' /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif

 

[turbohf]

so i just made an exhaust for my GVR4 also, muffler kept hitting the tow hook, so i moved the muffler further back. didnt think to remove the damn thing... oh well.

 

[123abc]

Quoting cheekychimp:
^^^ LMFAO /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif do post a link, I'd love to see that! I suppose that's 'artistic' /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif



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Unfortunately, the pics are not up anymore but you can see it was apparently worth 3 pages of discussion. lol /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif