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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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What should I use to mount my 9000 lb supwerwinch to my bumper. Steel thickness??? I'm not sure what will hold up. Thanks for help given.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 11:26 AM
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Advise????? Anyone???
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 11:28 AM
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1/4" plate.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 11:37 AM
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Ok that's what I was thinking. At harbor freight they have a plate says for 9000 but it looks to thin I think.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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That plate will work fine but what do you plan on mounting it to? Your factory bumper is slightly stronger than tin foil and you'll rip it off the first time you use it.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 90xjcjf
Ok that's what I was thinking. At harbor freight they have a plate says for 9000 but it looks to thin I think.
Plate thickness isn't the problem mounting a winch on a Cherokee, it is how you mount the plate to the Cherokee. ( You don't have a frame or a bumper that will work without tie in brackets. )
Sorry, about this post I missed the previous post.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 12:52 PM
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I have a home brew bumper.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 01:07 PM
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only use that for recovery if it has 5 bolts into the unibody per side. if it is in the factory 3 bolts. do not use it for recovery until you make proper mounts
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