Best recovery points for thge rear

[v8rangie]

Im looking to get some good recovery points on the back of my rangie but whats the best thing to use?

The front has to be a good steering guard but what for the rear?

seen a few tank guards with points on the but are they strong? big enough to attach shackles?

[Guardian.]

ive pulled a loaded transit that was laying on its side out the bottom of a ditch with mine! no sweat

[v8rangie]

i gather you are using your own products :)

just wondered where the best place to get them is at a good price :)

[Guardian.]

tank guards are comparitively expensive compared to the other goods you can buy, due to being dear to produce, they are all laser cut components (and im sure most manufacturers are), thats what costs the money!
they are a god send though and never need worry about your tank again, plus you can loose the pain in the but tow hitches, and recover with them.
PLEASE NOTE this is not a sales pitch, as it is the same for any companies tank guards as long as its the same type!
i am just telling you a fact or 2, there are also a lot more manufacturers of these out there i have noticed in the last 6/9 months, most are not the same standard (bit more fabbed up than lasered), but will still do the same job.

[Frankie-Boy]

Its ok Spence, we realise that it was a legitimate answer to a direct question.

Thank you for your honest help, it is appreciated.  

[v8rangie]

Thanks :)

its definatly worth it its not too expensive for what it does really.

i could alternatively look into a removable tow bar but thats stupid money.
So a tank guard seems preety reasonable with a guard and tow points in 1

[Range Rover Blues]

If you want a tank guard and tow-hitch then the Guardian/Southdown style one is probably the best option.

But it's heavy.

I have the recovery eye onmine, it's got a hi-lift point in it too, but you don't need it.

Otherwise JATE rings on the rear end are good, bolted through the tow-bar mounts when that is removed.

TBH if it's good enough to tow with then it's good enough for recovery, as any tank guard/tow bar is going to bolt on in the same place.

That said my Southdown has an extra set of hooes which one day I'll get around to drilling through the chassis and fitting another set of bolts into.

One day :roll:

[crazymac]

I have the Guardian tank guard fitted, and have found that using one of the pins through a shackle makes a great recovery point.

I havent used it in anger as such but gentle tugs have been fine

[Range Rover Blues]

Be careful, those pins will bend.

[crazymac]

Be careful, those pins will bend.

Yeh, I had thought of that, but the pin goes through one side of the hitch, through both holes on the shackle and through the other side of the hitch and is then pinned in place. Not as strong I agree as a 2 pin fixing an a properly made piece, but it is quite strong :?:

[jjsaul]

Im looking to get some good recovery points on the back of my rangie but whats the best thing to use?

The front has to be a good steering guard but what for the rear?

seen a few tank guards with points on the but are they strong? big enough to attach shackles?

Depends really what you're intending to get stuck in lol...

anything when laning or doing any other non serious competitive offroading a suitable tow hitch should be fine (not right at the bottom of a drop plate though!)

If you havn't got a tow hitch then D rings through the tow hitch mounting points in the chassis should be fine, even better if you use both and spread the load.

You can also get h/duty rear bumpers with eyes on. The load is then on the rear CHASSIS (not body) crossmember.