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That Ford Guy
What's your preference and why? I'm leaning tube just to keep the weight down.
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Winch Bumpers: Tube vs Plate
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CrustyJeep
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All I will say is, don't mount an upright behind a one hundred pound chunk of 1/4" plate.
SnoFalls
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My plan is to be tube with plate between frame rails ... when I get to it 
1 grumpy
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I agree with outback..
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Mr Funbags
That's the sweeeeet setup right there :awesomework:
Drone637
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Square Stock!
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That Ford Guy
This is what I was thinking:
CrustyJeep
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Really? Darn it, I threw it all in the scrap pile :booo:
aircrawler
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tubin plate bumper
UHH just passing time here but that outback guy seems to be on to something there. MY worthless suggestion would be to start with a warn winch plate ..like off a Jeep or for a jeep. very universal piece there. Then keep throwin pipe or tube at it till ya think it wont move anymore...within reason to weght! or capability of yer front suspension.. NO?
UHH just passing time here but that outback guy seems to be on to something there. MY worthless suggestion would be to start with a warn winch plate ..like off a Jeep or for a jeep. very universal piece there. Then keep throwin pipe or tube at it till ya think it wont move anymore...within reason to weght! or capability of yer front suspension.. NO?
1 grumpy
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That's what I did work's great..
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militaryota
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imho if you start with a mfd. winch plate it will stick out too far and kill your approach ang, start with your own plate thats recessed as much as possible then work to the sides, tube or plate is more just a design preference i think, the both function, whichever flows with the design of your vehicle, whats the back look like? what are the rocker gaurds made of, rear bumper, i like a similar design throughout otherwise it looks scabbed together:beer:
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That Ford Guy
You couldn't hold the camera still? :eeek:
Oh, it's "scabbed" together... no rocker protection and a big truck wannabe bumper that was on it when I bought it. It's still taking a beating so I'm leaving it there for now.... and the PO welded it on.. so..
I like the james duff prerunner style and will probably use it as a model for mine.
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Jeepasaurusrex
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This is the one I built for my CJ. I started with a piece of 6" C-Channel. I tapered the ends, boxed the back and ends, then made the cut out for the winch in the middle. I doubled up the middle with a piece of 1/4" T-1. I also added to the top so the top bolts of the winch had a place to go. Then it was gusseted. The shackle mounts feed all the way through and 12" down the side of the frame where they are secured with two 3/4" bolts per side.
aircrawler
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plate n stuff
This is just an example I' am sure you could figure out something better. this is 40% DOM and the rest...u guessed it PIPE this truck has rolled over .to de-barking trees (ON ACCIDENT) .....everthing total cost. DOM--$20,,,warn plate $0 (rti comp at 4wp),,,pipe $23.62 ,,,, kill you with one punch front bumper.........PRICELESS!!!:corn:
This is just an example I' am sure you could figure out something better. this is 40% DOM and the rest...u guessed it PIPE this truck has rolled over .to de-barking trees (ON ACCIDENT)
.....everthing total cost. DOM--$20,,,warn plate $0 (rti comp at 4wp),,,pipe $23.62 ,,,, kill you with one punch front bumper.........PRICELESS!!!:corn:
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