winch

As we all know aftermarket support for 4th gens is next to nothing, but since fighting this problem, I personally have come up with my own answers to the problems ford has created. Most notably, I wanted to fit a winch in the front of my vehicle while maintaining approach angle and hood looks...

Hey guys for any of you interested in custom offroad winch bumpers willing to fabricate mounting brackets I had really good success with this one made for a Jeep XJ and it's only $265 but really good heavy duty quality. I did have to cut the lower part of the body panel right above the bumper...

Well now that Im Elite i figured Id start a thread to document my SAS build...

I suggest inspection on the condition of the spare tire, the winch, and the winch cable. Once a year, I drop my spare and unfurl the winch cable to the stop. The tire is always extremely grimy and under inflated, so I wash and scrub it good at the DIY car wash, then treat it with a tire...

Hello all, I'm looking for a cheap brush guard or bull bar that will hold a winch for my 98 Explorer, and everywhere I looks either has one that won't hold a winch, or is really expensive... Would anyone know where I can get a cheap one? Or would anyone have any plans that I could have to...

I bought a brand new 9500 pound winch 3 days ago and after getting it all set up I am having some issues. The main issue is simple-it doesn't get enough power to spool. Not to pull anything, I'm talking to wind the cord back on to itself while under no load. When I hit the in switch the lights...

My lovely wife bought me a winch 4 years ago and we have been dragging it around ever since. I wanted to get a proper winch plate, then was going to make one, you know how that goes. So, my buddy is a Rough Country dealer and sells me stuff for cost, I used to work for him about 10 years ago...

Ok, so I've been doing my online research of the parts i want to put on my truck, and heres links for your guys' reference: The Winch is the Summit 8k lbs that i read good things about in threads i searched. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-931800/ The brush guard is the Westin 40...

I got my bumper painted and put on with the lights high lift and the winch had to do alot of fabbing to get everything to get in sung but it worked out great hopfully im pictures come in good.

I did bit of searching, both Google and through the forums but I am having trouble finding a straight answer. My Explorer: 2003 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Edition 4.6L V8 AWD(not selectable 4X4) With Class III Towing Package 97,500 Miles I'll give a bit of back story. I was driving and...

I need some ideas for mounting a winch on a grille guard w/ stock bumper. What I'm thinking is put a bar in between the frame points, then put two other bars up through the bumper the grille guard. Then make the winch bolt on the the grille guard + the two bars coming from the frame. Does this...

I'm looking at a set of these as 95% of my offroad work is on soft beaches or the soft dune track's leading to the beaches. Has anyone used these in that capacity and what did you reckon about them? Any alternate idea's on a similar product commercially available or home made?

as the title implies, lets see your winch mounts, whether they be in a bumper on a plate on a receiver hitch dealio show us a picture,,

I am looking for a winch. Probably in the 8,000lb range. Plenty for snow and the rock wheelin I do. There are smittybuilt ones in the 3-5 hundred dollar range. Some with wire cheaper but heavy. Or synthetic line. Post your opinions! Thanks. Update: Baddecision93 posted a GREAT link for winch's...

Hi All Hope I may ask for some help! My sister-in-law has an '02 Explorer and someone previously could not remove the spare tire, consequently removing the whole assembly! I would like to install a new/used one, but not sure what I need. I noticed the crank would not be centered with the wheel...

hey guys!!! been a while since i posted so thought i would do one now that i got my ranger done, i can now start on my front winch bumer. my idea is to measure out a peice of channel irn, cut heat and bend it on both sides (after measuring for winch mounting area) then welding to peices down...

Picture of the front of my X with winch, fog lights, and skid plate

Another shot of my truck with new bumper installed.

Side view - profile... of the new bumper I have installed on my truck.

A little foggy picture but so nice I had to post it. Enjoy.

Front view of the bumper on my truck

My custom winch bumper. Might be available for sale in the US soon

I've got this bumper on my truck right now. Let me know if you are interested in purchasing one of thehe.

Just installed a custom ARB type winch bumper on my truck. Fit was perfect...

My custom bumper is finally on... I'm pretty happy with the final result