97pathfinder4x4 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Anyone know of a way to mount a winch other than breaking your bank on a ARB or something? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Oh, there's ways, but there aren't any products out there other than the ARB and KMA bumpers that you can purchase. The other solutions will require a little creativity and ingenuity on your part. You could implement a front receiver hitch, for a portable winch option. That would allow you to remove the winch when you're not using it, and protect it from theft and the elements. It would also allow you, if you were so inclined, to run winch cables to the rear of your vehicle and winch from either end. The downside of this is with the winch mounted, you do sacrifice quite a bit of approach and/or departure angle. Another option is a "hidden winch mount". This is basically a winch mounting plate that you fabricate to mount a winch between your front frame rails, in front of the radiator/AC condenser. It's definitely possible to do, Marcel from BP did one a while ago, but he's not building anything currently. This would be a permanent mounting solution, that would allow you to retain your OEM bumper (with a little modification), and not sacrifice approach/departure angles. However, being a permanent mount, the winch would be exposed to the elements, and vulnerable to theft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexrex20 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 keelhaul has an awesome hidden winch mount on his R50. PM him, maybe he can help you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Link to Keelhauls winch mount thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fukinitupagain Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 You can always have a custom bumper built for half the cost or even less than that, of an ARB. Tube bumpers are usually cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekazgtr1984 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Yes, go custom! It's a lot fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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