I'm on the look-out for an OEM steel bumper that some Rubicon owner has removed to make way for an aftermarket bumper - seem like the best way to get a winch mounted on my Willys while being able to keep the factory fogs, recovery points, and all that on the cheap - and still look relatively stock. Just got the Jeep back in August - love it so far. Having a vehicle with a winch is nice, the old WARN I plan on mounting is sitting in a hitch-mount cradle. I had it set up to mount on the front or the rear of my old '82 scrambler, as well as the rear hitch of my 2wd pick-up for things like pulling up fence posts or helping with trimming trees....and occasionally pulling people out of a ditch. Gonna be nice when it's all mounted up - piece of mine when traveling off-pavement and also ready to go if someone needs help.
I'm on the look-out for an OEM steel bumper that some Rubicon owner has removed to make way for an aftermarket bumper - seem like the best way to get a winch mounted on my Willys while being able to keep the factory fogs, recovery points, and all that on the cheap - and still look relatively stock. Just got the Jeep back in August - love it so far.
Having a vehicle with a winch is nice, the old WARN I plan on mounting is sitting in a hitch-mount cradle. I had it set up to mount on the front or the rear of my old '82 scrambler, as well as the rear hitch of my 2wd pick-up for things like pulling up fence posts or helping with trimming trees....and occasionally pulling people out of a ditch.
Gonna be nice when it's all mounted up - piece of mine when traveling off-pavement and also ready to go if someone needs help.
Sounds like a great plan ! Love it