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Originally Posted by 72supermike
I once looked into having re-pops made since I have owned all 3 styles at one time. the thing you would have to consider is are they for the look or could you actually use them. Cast iron would look good but wouldn't be strong enough for real pulling. You would need cast steel or better to be usable. It costs a lot to reproduce these hooks (and need to do it in quantity to lower costs of production) and for the lower price you would be able to get for them, you would need to sell a LOT of them. You might end up with a lot of tow hooks sitting in you garage for a long time. But, I could be wrong though. Maybe just try it and let us know how it turns out  |
We do Gray Iron, which I agree may not be enough, but we do Ductile iron as well, which is much stronger. We actually do transmission housings for GM and engine blocks etc., so we can get the requirements of the hooks from GM (Tensile strength, proof loads, etc.) I will ask tomorrow. Thanks!