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Tow hook question
Were the factory tows hooks that were installed on 73 chevy trucks the same hooks that were used in 72 or are they a little different? If they are the same what year did they change them? I had a guy tell me he saw a set of hooks on a 73 4x4 that looked like the 72's and they were supposed to be factory. Anybody know for sure?
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I'm not a pessimist, I'm just optimistic that bad things are going to happen. 1971 Cheyenne Super K10 - tilt, cruise, air, am/fm, tow hooks, factory buckets! 1986 Jeep J10 pickup, - 5.3L Vortec with 4L60e and NP241. |
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Re: Tow hook question
The simple answer is they are diffrent. But someone on this forum said he got a set of '72 off of a '73. Chevrolet never made anything simple so you'll never know what you will find.
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Re: Tow hook question
^ What he said, GM never did many things that made sense, I would
want to see them if I were you, they might be legit, who knows, one thing that is certain, if they are 72 only they are worth some jack ![]()
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Re: Tow hook question
What size bolt holes are in the 72?
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Re: Tow hook question
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I think they are all the same, I can check for you after LOST ![]() Holes are 5/8", Bolt threads are 2.5" long, 15/16" Head and Nut
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Re: Tow hook question
D@mn GQ you're sitting on a small fortune in hooks, Id guess between 500-900 Jr bacon cheese burgers!! (Wendy's commercial, if you haven't seen it check it out!)
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Re: Tow hook question
I know I keep any sets I find... who wouldn't after seeing how much they bring.
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Re: Tow hook question
Hey Trever I think I got your trucks sister, but she needs hooks!
Jeff
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Re: Tow hook question
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That is a borrowed pic, I have had 5 sets, I currently only own one pair of the holy grail 72 only extreme bend type, no others.
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Re: Tow hook question
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That's still one more set than I own and are probably still worth 4-500 jr bacon cheeses! |
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Re: Tow hook question
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Yeppers, they're perty, I had em sandblasted, acid dipped, & powdercoated ![]()
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Re: Tow hook question
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I lterally would be afraid to put them on, which goes against my theory of drive it like you stole it, but if they got jacked or bent in an accident I'd bet you would be hard pressed to find another set that nice. Almost warrants an addition insurance policy!! |
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Re: Tow hook question
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Well actually they will only be on there for shows, my luck is they would be stolen if I just left them on there all the time, I have 3 sets of ways to mount them, the OE bolts which went through the same process as the hooks, a SS set for shows, and I ordered through work a set of SS quick release short shank pins, they have Black T-handles on them ![]()
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