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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 01:21 PM
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Lol... it has the holes for them built in... you will still have to buy hooks and mount them.
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 01:30 PM
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Isn't there plates inside the frame rail as well? For the hooks?

Iduno, there's threaded plates for something up front, - that sit in the rail.
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 01:30 PM
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Did you mount yours? Plus it says on Amazon it won't fit my 2WD
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Jbrew
Isn't there plates inside the frame rail as well? For the hooks?

Iduno, there's threaded plates for something up front, - that sit in the rail.
Yes. The two bolts for the tow hooks go into one plate.
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 01:43 PM
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Let me look under my truck to see if somewhere I could mount them
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 01:46 PM
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Could I bolt them into this? The square box Attachment 409244
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 01:47 PM
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Sorry pic didn't postAttachment 409245
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 02:11 PM
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Things you'd have to buy. With prices, without
tow hook tow hook
bolts. You would also have to wire up the
fog lights fog lights
, and drill holes for the tow hooks. Heres a link to the
valance valance
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by wernerj16
Yes. The two bolts for the tow hooks go into one plate.
Right, that's what I was thinking of then. I'm not sure self tapping screws/bolts would last too long just going through the rail. So you would need nuts. That's what the plate was for. The plate had nuts welded to it. The plate was the same size as the inner frame rail so that it wouldn't turn. Which means you wouldn't have to hold the hook nut when torquing down.

If your without one, it would be easy to fab one up. Mentioning this because the OP may have to go that route. Not sure how else you would have the ability to hold just a nut inside the frame otherwise. Unless the frame has cut outs for a wrench.
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 2003_F150_SuperCrew
Oh ok but how would this help with tow hooks?
Because it has the holes for the hooks so you dont have to chop holes in the valence. It would be a factory look.
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