Winch and Bumper

[AZoutdoorsman]

not quite sure if this is the right place for this question but anyways

is there any way to mount a winch to the stock bumper or do i need to fabricate or buy an aftermarket bumper

 

[m4dc0w]

warn winch

I actually worked out the specs, you can install a warn 8000 behind the bumper and cable & controls coming out the air dam.

It would take a few pieces of angle iron welded or bolted to the frame but it will fit. I had carboard cutouts made and it fits snug back there.

I thought it would look good hidden away, but unfortunately the mod bug bit hard, and a warn Tr4nsformer came up on eBay cheap I couldn't pass it up.

Mounted with a factory bumper on a 2nd gen.

-mc

 

[AZoutdoorsman]

cool thanks i might have to look into that

 

[AZoutdoorsman]

ok i looked and were you thinking of attaching it to the radiator bottom support??? cause that just might work with some angle iron.

 

[m4dc0w]

actually, I'll have to look for my plans.

But off the top of my head, I had it going between the frame rails, with a bracket dropping the support about 2" on both rails.

So it ends up looking like a U-shape. with the winch in the middle of the U.

It fit perfectly, with access through the front for remote.

-mc