Rear Recovery Point for JB43 Jimny

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willypleasance
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Rear Recovery Point for JB43 Jimny

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Hi folks, I’d like to fit some good recovery points to the front and rear of my 1999 Jimny. I’d greatly prefer to keep the stock bumpers on, however I’m fine with cutting holes in them if need be.

Front: So far I’ve found a suitable one to mount to the front (which requires some bumper-cutting).

Rear: This is what I’m really struggling to find. There are so many options for the new jimny, but I can’t for the life of me find anything worth while for 1999 model!

Any help, especially regarding the rear recovery point, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
1999 JB43
G13BB
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Re: Rear Recovery Point for JB43 Jimny

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Hi Willy
Normal practice would be to use a tow bar if you have one. While they're not perfect, they do equalise load across both chassis rails. I would never add a separate recovery point for the rear of a vehicle that was fitted with a tow bar, it's just duplication.

If you don't have a tow bar and are unwilling to fit one there are a few options, but none of which I'm crazy about.

The Japanese offer a mind boggling array of bolt on parts. I generally think they are a bit light duty but here are two options:

https://compassauto.jp/products/taniguc ... jimny-jb43

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/124354313458

Alternatively with an angle grinder and a drill you could knock out something from some 10mm plate harvested from a scrap bin pretty easily. These bolt to where the tow bar mounts.

Here is an Auszookers thread from back in the day with some discussion and ideas: https://www.auszookers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=350761
Some pictures are now missing by the APIO rear point is still mentioned.

Also, consider that as we're moving away from using steel shackles, people are starting to realise that endless slings and soft shackles can be used without designated recovery points. Jimny's have a tubular rear crossmember and while it's some way forward of the rear bumper, putting an endless sling around that would make for a very safe and strong recovery point.

*I'll add a comment here, it's one of my pet hates. there is lots of talk in the industry about "rated" recovery points. I hate the use of this term - in my opinion it's next to meaningless. Lifting equipment has a safety factor which is mandated and covered by Australian standards, For endless (round) slings it's 7:1. Therefore a 2T endless sling won't fail until 14T. (so it's ample for vehicle recovery) Using lifting equipment for vehicle recovery means you know exactly what the equipment is capable of. "Rated" recovery points aren't covered by any standards and rely on the manufacturer to engineer them appropriately. As such there is typically no documented information on the safety factor being applied. I note that ARB quote their points to 8T "at the maximum angle of the turned wheel" but no information is supplied about what happens to the rating beyond that. (I'm not picking on ARB, they generally lead the industry, it's just an example) It seems other manufacturers often rate a 5T and provide no further explanation. Now 5T should be plenty, but what if that 5T is 2T at an oblique angle? who knows?

A choked endless sling around a tube crossmember won't fail until the chassis does. Just some thoughts.

https://liftingvictoria.com.au/wp-conte ... _Final.pdf
michaelpiranha2000 wrote: The rear is in great condition. but has a broken crown wheel and pinon
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Re: Rear Recovery Point for JB43 Jimny

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Thanks for all the info!
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