Never I repeat never attempt a recovery on a chevy truck from the stock so called recovery hooks. I attempted one asuuming recovery hooks would serve as a good place to hook a nylon two strap with looped ends not the little metal hooks on it, and the recovery hook snapped off and went flying into my liscence plate leaving a hole in it danger beware I warned you.

 

My only question, how hard did you pull on it. Was this one of those floor it and try to snatch it out? Or did you do it the right way and take it easy? I've used plenty of stock tow hooks and have never had a problem. They're usually rated for more than the weight of the truck. But still be careful whenever you pull anything out.

 

i ve got um on my truck and ive been pulled out buy a dozer(i was stuck as shit) and had no problems.what exactly failed?

 

i think the tow hook broke on him when he tried to snatch it out....

 

It was a snatch but it was a reasonable one . I have been offroading quite a while and have made many recoveries and have never encountered this problem maybe it was one faulty hook I dunno but it just snapped right off. I normally shackel every thing with clevis' loops rated at 20k or more safety is big with me

 

did the bolts rip through the frame?

 

Ive got a welder if you need it put back on. Got a few extra shackles as well.

 

no the bolts held the actual hook broke half off half still on the truck did not make sense

 

faulty hook i guess ive yanked the shit out of mine and never had a problem , yet im sure i will now that i said somethin. but hey at least its not a ford

 

Weird I have seen the hooks bend but not break. I bet it started to bend you guys didn't notice and snap pow.