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i know this is an EXTREMELY old thread, but it was never really answered so I just wanted to make an easy "how to" in response...
i bought a pretty generic tow hook off of eBay. it seems like most of them have the same hole patterns (probably for a honda... the photo below mentions so) but there's no straight forward way to attach it to our rears on the s14 240sx. so here's what i did to attach the new tow hook to the old oem one:
first, eyeball measure where you want the tow hook to sit. i wanted it pretty close to the rear bumper, but not touching it. you also don't want it so low that it scrapes the ground.
now, remove the original tow hook on the back. (its on the passenger side),held in with 2 14mm nuts and 2 14mm bolts.
drill 2 holes in to the middle of the oem tow hook and attach the new ricer hook to it. now bolt your combination oem and rice hook up to the original location and voila!
mines not 100% done (cordless drill needs a battery charge) but this will give you a good idea of what I'm doing.
as far as the strength of this install method, I feel 100% confident in being able to tow the car this way. i think the only weak link would be the quality of the ebay tow hook.
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