Tow hooks
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http://www.tickperformance.com/pfadt...r-c5-corvette/
Couldn't tell you on the install, I haven't done it yet, though it's in the plans.
Couldn't tell you on the install, I haven't done it yet, though it's in the plans.
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I have the Pfadt hooks. They say you can bolt up but if I were you
I would weld --just in case of a bolt failure. The rear are easy--the
front bumper will have to come off for the front. Good luck. And
be ready to explain what that red thing is?????????
I would weld --just in case of a bolt failure. The rear are easy--the
front bumper will have to come off for the front. Good luck. And
be ready to explain what that red thing is?????????
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From: san diego CA
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You have to drill 2 holes on the front bumper for the Pfadt's, pretty simple job though. You do not have to remove the front bumper....you just remove the plastic access panel from below to gain access to the bottom of the bumper. The rears just bolt right up to where the exhaust hangers bolt to the bumper.
On the front I ditched the crappy rivet nuts that came with the kit, and used grade 5 bolts and nuts and thick washers under the heads of the bolts. I drilled one hole big enough for the head of the bolts to pass through, then fished them down through the smaller holes where the tow hook mount up to....
They seem flimsy, but they do work great. I got stuck in my driveway one time, and had to call a tow truck to lift and pull me back out into the street. The hooks worked flawlessly.
On the front I ditched the crappy rivet nuts that came with the kit, and used grade 5 bolts and nuts and thick washers under the heads of the bolts. I drilled one hole big enough for the head of the bolts to pass through, then fished them down through the smaller holes where the tow hook mount up to....
They seem flimsy, but they do work great. I got stuck in my driveway one time, and had to call a tow truck to lift and pull me back out into the street. The hooks worked flawlessly.
Last edited by ktlocklear; Feb 2, 2014 at 06:21 PM.
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Yup. Sent Joe at Phoenix a PM. He's jfaphoenix32 here on the forum. Here's one of his older sale threads where he advertises:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...-and-more.html
His have hinges that fold down so they don't stick out quite as far. He supplies quite a few of the Corvette racers.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...-and-more.html
His have hinges that fold down so they don't stick out quite as far. He supplies quite a few of the Corvette racers.
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From: Denton Texas
You have to drill 2 holes on the front bumper for the Pfadt's, pretty simple job though. You do not have to remove the front bumper....you just remove the plastic access panel from below to gain access to the bottom of the bumper. The rears just bolt right up to where the exhaust hangers bolt to the bumper.
On the front I ditched the crappy rivet nuts that came with the kit, and used grade 5 bolts and nuts and thick washers under the heads of the bolts. I drilled one hole big enough for the head of the bolts to pass through, then fished them down through the smaller holes where the tow hook mount up to....
They seem flimsy, but they do work great. I got stuck in my driveway one time, and had to call a tow truck to lift and pull me back out into the street. The hooks worked flawlessly.
On the front I ditched the crappy rivet nuts that came with the kit, and used grade 5 bolts and nuts and thick washers under the heads of the bolts. I drilled one hole big enough for the head of the bolts to pass through, then fished them down through the smaller holes where the tow hook mount up to....
They seem flimsy, but they do work great. I got stuck in my driveway one time, and had to call a tow truck to lift and pull me back out into the street. The hooks worked flawlessly.
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I don't have a rear tow hook because I figure that the rear stabilizer bar is fairly easily reached and more robust than the types of rear tow hook available.
For the front, I made a carrier that bolts to the two right skid bar attachment bolt locations. The carrier is made of 1/4" plate, about 14" long and has a long 5/8 nut welded to it which stops just inside and to the side of the right fog light. A 3/4" hole adjacent to the fog light allows me to screw in the tow hook at the track and remove it before heading home for the day.
Access for designing the carrier and installation of the carrier is easy with the car on jack stands and the right closeout panel removed. I used spacers to point the carrier to a spot along side the fog light. A large and a small wire bundle have to be temporarily unclipped for installation, then re clipped.
For the front, I made a carrier that bolts to the two right skid bar attachment bolt locations. The carrier is made of 1/4" plate, about 14" long and has a long 5/8 nut welded to it which stops just inside and to the side of the right fog light. A 3/4" hole adjacent to the fog light allows me to screw in the tow hook at the track and remove it before heading home for the day.
Access for designing the carrier and installation of the carrier is easy with the car on jack stands and the right closeout panel removed. I used spacers to point the carrier to a spot along side the fog light. A large and a small wire bundle have to be temporarily unclipped for installation, then re clipped.
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From: Ocala FL
Yup. Sent Joe at Phoenix a PM. He's jfaphoenix32 here on the forum. Here's one of his older sale threads where he advertises:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...-and-more.html
His have hinges that fold down so they don't stick out quite as far. He supplies quite a few of the Corvette racers.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...-and-more.html
His have hinges that fold down so they don't stick out quite as far. He supplies quite a few of the Corvette racers.
