Phil Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Does anyone know where, other than Scorpion Racing, I might find this swivel eye and bracket fitting?: Has anyone used these and are they recommended? Thanks, Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 LRS I have these fitted to my winch bumper and personally I wouldn't bother, I only fitted them cos the bumper had big holes to fit them. A loop of thick bar properly welded on is better IMHO, and cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 LRSI have these fitted to my winch bumper and personally I wouldn't bother, I only fitted them cos the bumper had big holes to fit them. A loop of thick bar properly welded on is better IMHO, and cheaper. Thanks, Mark, I have a standard bumper and thought of fitting a set of eyes on the adapters to save me having to root round in the mud to to get at the JATE rings. Having seen the cost, I'm having second thoughts! Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 BishBosh made some recovery eyes can't find the post at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 The problem with the ones pictured above is that they rely on one M10 bolt as the shackle pin, they also seize very quickly and stop rotating, there are a few like this on the market, from firstfour, rebel, etc Kenson make something similar but use a rated shackle to swivel, IIRC they are greaseable too. QT and Bearmach sell these same thing too. I've never used them myself but I have other Kenson products and have been happy with the quality and service Another swivelly option would be the ones available from Discoparts, these have a pin that fits through the jacking points in the rear crossmember, I wouldnt like to use these personally, and would refuse to recover a vehicle from these as they rely on the strength of the ends of the rear crossmember and whilst the swivelly things look sunstantial I'm not sure that the same could be said for most defender chassis For information about recovery points there are a few usefull posts in the tech archive Hope this helps Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 The problem with the ones pictured above is that they rely on one M10 bolt as the shackle pin, they also seize very quickly and stop rotating, there are a few like this on the market, from firstfour, rebel, etcKenson make something similar but use a rated shackle to swivel, IIRC they are greaseable too. QT and Bearmach sell these same thing too. I've never used them myself but I have other Kenson products and have been happy with the quality and service Another swivelly option would be the ones available from Discoparts, these have a pin that fits through the jacking points in the rear crossmember, I wouldnt like to use these personally, and would refuse to recover a vehicle from these as they rely on the strength of the ends of the rear crossmember and whilst the swivelly things look sunstantial I'm not sure that the same could be said for most defender chassis For information about recovery points there are a few usefull posts in the tech archive Hope this helps Lewis Humm, thanks both, I think I might be better forgetting about these and sticking with the JATE rings! Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrover Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 You might find THIS in the Technical Archive worth a read as it covers recovery points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 You might find THIS in the Technical Archive worth a read as it covers recovery points. Had a look through that article, thanks, it's useful stuff. Shame about the swivel eye/adapter in a way because it looks to provide well-placed recovery points. Too expensive though, in my opinion, and I am concerned about strength. I think I'll stick with the JATE rings I have and try to remember to put the bridle on before getting stuck! Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 stick with the JATE rings and fit a bridle before you go out..... The swivel recovery points look nice, but i'd have concerns about strength......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 stick with the JATE rings and fit a bridle before you go out.....The swivel recovery points look nice, but i'd have concerns about strength......... They do look good, there's a picture in the current LRO of a vehicle fitted with them which is partly what prompted my interest, also the fact they're easier to get at than JATE rings. I asked about them because I wondered whether the bumper mounting's strong enough and I'd be concerned the swivel eye would pull-through the bracket. As ever, I'm sure suppliers wouldn't sell these things if they weren't sure of them, and I'd be interested to hear from people who've used them. Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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