Fish Hunter

Hi There
I was wondering if you can add a winch(10000lb) to stock bumper of cherokee and will it be tuff enough to do the job?(Is there any special bracket for cherokee out there?!!

Thanks for any help...

troy fritz

No you cant and 1,000 lbs is nowhere near enough to pull your rig. 8,000 or higher is what I reccomend. You'll need an aftermarket bumper for a winch.

Fish Hunter

I am sorry 10000lb or as you said over 8000 but I dont want to change stock bumper, I have seen they done on lower 96 models but not sure it has same body on 99...

Thanks for quick reply

winston427

The stock front or rear bumpers are not strong enough for a winch. Can you mount a winch to it, yes. Will it fold in half the first time you try to pull your Jeep out with it, YES.

Hommersimpson

Im very new to jeeps... not new to world tho.... ive read umm few thousand post over past month..
IN NO WAY IN HE** can you put a wench on a stock bumper... You can.. but draging a wench & bumper out of mud by hand sucks... o and you still got a jeep stuck... now with no bumper... You cant do it... and have it work...

truckntractorhick

nope. unless thers some kinda metal bracket u can buy for in front of the bumper!

okcjeeper

If you want to maintain the stock bumper and still run a winch this is what you need..
http://detoursusa.com/xjbackbone.php

SWC custom

or u could do this cut a hole in bumper, mount fairlead to bumper and go...

keith two tone cherokee

for the price of the detours back bone system you can get a good real winch bumper. and thank you swc custom for that pic i like that idea

Fish Hunter

You guys are awesome...

Thanks,
I LOVE MY JEEP.

SWC custom

yeah i just googled it.. google is ur friend!! then if tht dont work try here again!! LOL

ckysodkorn_xj

swc did u cut your crossmember?

SWC custom

i didnt do squate i looked it up and found tht.. im trying to get a way to fab up mine lol!!

keith two tone cherokee

i think you have to trim some of the cross member by the looks of it theres not that much room

SWC custom

yeah u really must mave too there is like no cross member left there.