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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 05:04 PM
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i started building my own winch bumper and was wondering if it sticking out 17" sounds about right. it seems a little long but i measured it out before and thats what i ended up with. any input?
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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Pics? Are you using someone elses template?
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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17 inches sticking out? lol... that insane
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 05:52 PM
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keep it as close to the body as you can
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 06:19 PM
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My homebuilt winch bumper only sticks out 8 inches. I would say 17 is way too much.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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ok took some pics
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:18 PM
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Thats wayyyyy too long there cheif.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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ya kinda figured since i have been looking at it for a couple days now..
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:21 PM
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I know some one that had theirs sticking out 18 inches but it was on an old K5. Best thing is to mount the winch as close to the body as possible. The further it sticks out, you loose your approach angle
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:24 PM
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^^thats kinda y i made it so long, bout 2-3" for in between the grill and winch, 8 for the winch, and the rest for a brush guard and winch protection
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