hello, i just wanted to share my new x-mas gift that i got from my GF(the winch).. and my bumper i built to mount it. the winch is the new xrc8 with the 5.5 hp series wound motor it looks good havent got to use it yet, but that will change. i got the winch from 4wheel parts, it was here fast to my door with a lifetime warranty for $344 and some change. ok now the bumper, i got most of the design features off the net, and threw in a lil of my own ideas as well. I'm happy with how it came out, its not perfect but good enough for me. sorry in advance for not taking any pics of the build, i was to into the build to take pics(i know bad excuse).. I'm happy with how it came out looks wise. anyway I'm also going to use this thread to post testing results of the winch and bumper.

here are the pics, all comments good or bad are welcome.

 

i love it! thats the kinda winch i plan on gettin. i like how that bad boy looks. props on a good lookin hand built bumper

 

holy lift batman!!!! time for some monster truck wheels aye?

 

Good work. You should consider adding some radiator protection in there. Should be easy enough to incorporate onto your bumper brackets.

Are there only the 4 large bolts (and those two small ones) holding the bumper onto the frame? That would be one thing that I would worry about during a hard pull. Because of your lift, there will be a lot of moment force applied down near those 4 bolts. Overall... it looks great.

 

thanks.. yea im going to abuse this winch...

its called suspension travel lol jk.. the sad part is at full lock/flex my tire still hits the fender, barley but it does.

 

Looks good! Loving those tall skinny boggers

 

Nice. You got a winch from the wench.

 

Lol, I was wondering how long it was going to take before some1 make that joke! Looks good! Wanna build me 1 for my rig......?

 

wow, that bumper is clean. that looks awesome

 

Yeah I was surprised that almost 2 hrs into it nobody had posted that.

 

i tested her out once, not a hard pull but i had my brakes locked up and it was pulling me across a gravel parking lot and it didn't bend or move! though it wasn't a hard pull. but to get to your question, yes there is only those 6 bolts holding it on. its pretty stout, i reinforced the frame with a home made one of these,
http://frontrangeoffroadfab.com/nfos...d2461481ebbf00

if i have any problems i will build a bracket to utilize my factory bumper mounts, that will almost double the strength. i was going to do it anyway but i figured what i have now will be stout enough. i will find out soon as i plan on using both to there full potential.

 

thanks! yea they do pretty good, ive been thinking of getting a different size but im not sure.

haha, thats what i was thinking..

are you serious? oh stop your making me blush dont you want to wait and see how it performs first? lol..

thanks man, im stoked everybody likes it

 

When I get some funds, hell ya, it's clean, and tight against the body. I don't like the aftermarket bumpers that stick out half a car length in the front

 

nice man!!!!

 

im sure we can work somthing out. the metal alone was $200

and yea, thats exactly why i built one.

thanks.

 

Sorry, I was so busy smart alecking before that I forgot to give you props on the bumper. It reminds me of the one I wanted from FROR but was out of production by the time I got around to ordering one. If you decide to tie it into the frame some more you can add some arms like this.


Or I have heard that All Pro does something similar that ties into the body mount bolt. Looking forward to your reports on the winch.

 

Then I will diffently be talkin to you 'bout this sometime next summer!

 

thanks for the ideas BLKNBLU, and im looking forward to using it

p.s thats the bumper i got my design/ideas from i wonder why they quit making them?

sure sounds good..

but if you are capable of a lil fabrication, and have the tools and means to build your own so you could save some cash. i would be happy to give you a detailed list of the material needed. and a assload of pics and misc info if you decide to go for it.. but i dont have a problem working a deal with ya, just somthin to think about.

 

To tell you the truth, I had most of the tools and such waaaay back in the day, but thanks to the EX......well, I'm sure you can guess what happened. Needless to say, starting over from scratch sucks.....

 

well i'd love some details of what materials you used and some more pics including how its mounted. purdy please