I Have a 2003 V6 Manual Trans. 4X4 I do a little off roading, but nothing major. I usually just ride in fields or trails. NO rockk climbing. I am interseted in getting a winch so when i do get stuck i will hopefully have some way out, but I do not want to have to buy another bumper for mounting. I have looked at the Chichago Electric winches that can mount on a tralier hitch. Does anyone know anything about these, or have any other suggestions?
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SteveO recently installed a hidden winch behind his stock bumper. There was another TTORA dude/or message board user, who also did the same. Involves some welding though.btm80 said:
Here're some pics of Steve's set up, keep in mind it hasn't been put to the test yet since I stole his winch line and traded it for drugs.
Posts 18 & 19 have pics.
I have a Reese receiver hitch thats bolted up front, it originally sat just below the front bumper, with the addition of a 3" body lift it now sits about 2.5" below the bumper.
Works great, only had to use the winch on it once though, I mainly use it to put the boat in a tight parking spot behind the house.
I started to modify it to sit between the frame rails, then started building a new front bumper with a receiver in it so I quit working on it.
Tim
Works great, only had to use the winch on it once though, I mainly use it to put the boat in a tight parking spot behind the house.
I started to modify it to sit between the frame rails, then started building a new front bumper with a receiver in it so I quit working on it.
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Like Rob said, I built a mount to hold a winch behind the stock bumper. Other than the hawse fairlead it's tough to tell there's even one there. I also didn't want a big, heavy, expensive bumper so this worked great for me. I won't get to test it though until boxing day but I think it will work pretty good. If you want more pics, let me know and I can get some. ..Stevebtm80 said:
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