D-Ring question

not sure if this is possible or if anyone has tried it. is it possible to add d-rings to a stock 2nd gen tacoma and have them actually be functional? i bought one for the front and a mount from a member on the forum, is there anyway to add them to the rear bumper without having to upgrade to an all metal bumper?

 

You could make D-ring recovery points mount to the rear, just make sure they bolt through the bumper to the frame or get a receiver mounted D-ring from Harbor Freight or one of the vendors on here.

 

are you talking about shackles or d-rings? d-rings go inside the bed, shackles go on bumpers and rec hitches usually.

 

sorry shackles, not d-rings.

 

i was thinking of mounting them to the bumper itself, i was just worried the first time i go to use them, it would bend the bumper all up from the force of pulling etc..

 

They make reciever hitch shackle mounts...Otherwise you'll need to fab something up.

 

The bumper itselt won't withstand a recovery. You'd have to brace it back to the frame of get a hitch mount shackle.

 

i do not have a factory reciever, i just have a bumper reciever

 

You can add one easily enough. I put a Hidden Hitch Class III on mine but there are lots of brands available, or pick up a used factory receiver for sale on here. Mine took about 30 minutes to install in a parking lot on my back. Then you could get the hitch mounted D-ring. If you plan on frequent hard recoveries, I'd look for a factory receiver. They seem to be a lot beefier than the aftermarket versions.

 

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For the front, I am making a simular attachment point like the one on our truck's passenger side that a shackle can mount to when needed.