[urq] Rear tow hook on an urQ

[Ed Torres]

My is welded to the reat sub-frame of my 85-UR

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> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:31:48 -0500
> From: Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com
> To: larichard at plguide.com; urq at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [urq] Rear tow hook on an urQ
> 
> Guess it depends on:
> a) how strong you want it
> b) how much cutting and welding you are willing to do
> 
> I've never had an UrQ - so I really don't know. If its anything like the
> 4k, there are limited spots to put one w/o messin up the body work. What
> I've seen done for medium strength hooks is to weld a loop to the bottom
> of the spare wheel well - that's assuming its rust free and you get a
> sufficient amount of surface area welded on there.
> 
> Vittorio -
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
> On Behalf Of Louis-Alain Richard
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 5:23 PM
> To: urq at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Rear tow hook on an urQ
> 
> Subject says it all. What are my options ? Bumper is pushed-in, so
> useless
> for tow.
> 
> 
> 
> Now, usually, since I don't go off track that much, I use the front tow
> hooks to pull people from the snowbanks where they entered in forward
> motion
> when I was following them. The urQ with both diff locked and studded
> snow
> tires is the best tow truck I know, better even than a Cayenne on 20 in
> snows (the guy was a bit surprised by the traction the urQ was able to
> provide). It's one of those "priceless" moments.
> 
> 
> 
> But since Geraint will now have a Quaife in addition to newish studded
> tires, and I should be in front of him at no price, I _may_ need a few
> pulls
> from behind now.J
> 
> 
> 
> Louis-Alain
> 
> 
> 
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