ranger125

hey ppls , im wondering if anyone has built a rear bumper that has provisions for a winch and reciever ? cant seem to find any pics of one and im gonns build one very soon and am looking for ideas plz . i am also building a differnt front winch bumper for my jeep and i have a build thread on my local forum so you can see what my previous bumper looked like , i built it with scrap steel and only had and angle grinder to cut the peices haha anyways ideas would be muchly appreciated . im looking for a bumper or bumpers that could be used to tie in a roll cage or external cage at some point too , thx http://www.s4wda.com/index.php?PHPSE...9&topic=827.90

freegdr

what im planning is a front hitch with 2 inch reciver and a rear hitch with same take a winch and make a mounting plate that slide in thr reciver with plugs at front and rear and just switch it to where its needed

ranger125

that works very well , i did that on my commanche , i used welding cable connectors for the plug ins lol workes great , but i do want my winches hard mounted cause i seem to like that look lol , i also am having a hard time locating pictures of replacing a very badly rusted floor and tie in points for a roll cage lol

jonnyb78

good idea. i have been thinking about it too. if u find some please post up. only one i have seen was on a chopped up rig and it sat above the bumper but had no tailgate. i was never really trusting of the 2" reciever as a mount. just dont seem like it would be strong enough though i guess it would be fine

freegdr

found class thtree hitch at u pull it yesterday mounted it 30 dollar pull point harbour freight sell the winch mount reciver for resse hitchs im going to set minme up for cool 60 dollars

jcwclm

I have exactly what you want! It costs about 80 in wire though. Here's the connectors I bought. Haven't used them but they seem to be a good design.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ANDERSON-CONNECT...item1e6106b448

5-90

The Anderson series connectors (SB50, SB175, SB350) are all excellent - reliable, rugged, self-cleaning. The SB175 is commonly used for winches (I've talked to Warn and Ramsey about it, and I understand their logic - even though winch draws are much higher than 175A!) although I have access to all of those (and I carry APP30 and APP45 kits for lower-current custom distribution - since the APP series are all individual connectors that can be "stacked" in a custom configuration.)

And yes, I also do custom wiring - and can help you design your setup.

I was also going to mention going with fore/aft heavy (Class IV or Class V) receiver bumpers, and then using something like the Warn Multi-Mount tray (winch bolts to tray, tray fits in 2" receiver mount) so you only have to buy one winch. The power can be provided by an SB175 at each end (and the SB175 can also give you a convenient way to attach booster cables at each end, or be usable for high-current provision. I also mount SB50s on my vehicles so I can easily connect a battery charger without using clips - or even opening the hood, in most cases.)

SB175 and SB350 connectors can be a pain to terminate, so I don't know if you want to tackle that. If you do, be careful - if you don't, hit me backchannel (since I have the equiment to make solid, reliable connexions. And plenty of practise.)

freegdr

thanks for the info , i do all my own wiring and mods been in the bussiness 30 plus years

ranger125

sooooo still no one has seen a rear xj winch bumper?? well then i guess im just gonna have to be the first to build one lol

5-90

No worries - just offering! I'm here if you need help (been doing this for a number of years myself - and just because each of us is experienced in the field doesn't mean we know everything... Maybe between us, but not each on his own - at least, I know I don't know everything!)

jcwclm

After thinking about it, you're either gonna have to sink the rear winch down to the bottom of the bumper for gate clearance or lose ground clearance/descent angle or whatever it is.

freegdr

why plenty of room for a removable winch,plug and play

jcwclm

I was under the impression the OP wanted a "hard mounted" winch front and rear, not removable (instantly at least).

ranger125

yeah hard mounted front and back lol , i always thought it would be cool to just have a fairlead and and hook hanging out the back of my rig lol . im starting chopping up my keep soon . ahould i atart a re build thread ??? haha since ive already done alot of work to it .

jcwclm

You remind me of a 4-wheeler I almost bought. haha. Polaris mv7.

http://www.atvrideronline.com/tested...mv7/index.html