Lifting And Towing Points

[DaveS]

i was wondering what the lifting and towing points are for a wd21 pathy i don't have a receiver hitch so where is a good point to toe someone with and if i get a high lift is there any place that i can place the jack without crushing something.

[88pathoffroad]

I can't think of any places to use a Hi-Lift jack without scrunching sheetmetal on a stock Pathy. There are no tow points in the rear, just tie-downs. The front is supposed to have a tow hook on the pass. side.

[yozsi]

i usually use my grill guard and hitch.... there are no places to use a hi-lift on a stock pathy. frame slider fab time!

[DaveS]

i usually use my grill guard and hitch.... there are no places to use a hi-lift on a stock pathy. frame slider fab time!

I wish i had a hitch but i don't are there any other places to hook a tow line into on the back???

[yozsi]

there are tow points on the back just look.

[94extreme]

yup. i have a D shackle in one but have never used it yet and i've had in there for a few years. lol.

[DaveS]

yup. i have a D shackle in one but have never used it yet and i've had in there for a few years. lol.

so those tabs on the frame are strong enough to tow i saw them there but i wasn't sure if they could handle the weight of towing somebody.

 

thx for all the help Dave

[sammyb33]

i wouldnt trust them to actually pull somebody out....ive bent mine just because the strap was pulled against it....i wouldnt trust just those to pull someone with.....

[MikeV]

Why not install a hitch?

[94extreme]

so those tabs on the frame are strong enough to tow i saw them there but i wasn't sure if they could handle the weight of towing somebody.

 

thx for all the help Dave

 

 

yeah.. pulling straight back they are ok.. sideways you'll have to be really careful as they will bend like sammy said.

[sammyb33]

yeah.. pulling straight back they are ok.. sideways you'll have to be really careful as they will bend like sammy said.

 

 

yea and im saying i wasnt even pulling from those tow points....i had my strap around my rear axle

[94extreme]

i've had to do that too but i am just never all too comfortable wrapping the strap around the axle.

[sammyb33]

why? its not going anywhere

 

and since then i acquired a hitch so no more axle strap

[89_trailboss]

if you can hook to both of those rear points, its OK. but not a good Idea. I used to use them, any sideload and they bent flat up. rear axle is good. but its a PITA. also watch for brakelines.

 

if you rip the rear bumper off, you can rap a strape around the rear most crossmember.

 

in a pinch I had to use my hilift on the front of my path. at that time I had a stock bumper and put the hilift under the bumper, right where the bumper braket is. the bottom of th bumper bend a bit, but I did lift the front end off the ground(one side at a time).

[89pathfinder]

When i cant pull someone out in reverse using my front tow hook, i have hooked it to the tie downs in the back. I mean worst case scenario its just going to rip off or bend. Might take your bumper with it if it gets caught but thats not a tuff fix.