Most of the aftermarket bumpers I see have the winch mounted right in front of the grille. Does anyone with a setup like this have any overheating issues? I'm looking to get a bumper and winch soon.

 

No issues with thousands of miles driving to off road events.

 

No. Alot of us would be overheating. Hopefully Fred posts a pic of his setup. His whole grill is blocked. As long as your cooling system is maintained you will be fine.

 

You could always mount up a second electric fan and run it as a on demand if you want to have that piece of mind.

 

Depends how high or low the winch sits,Some bumpers drop it down good some sit it high.

 

I don't have any heating issues with mine, but do have a new stock cooling system in it. On or off road even running the AC. I bought the bumper cheap and decided to try it and see it worked and for $40 was a bargain all it needed was sanding and paint.

 

No heat issues here.. Stock cooling...

 

wow. got a winch on mine, stays cool. I put my lights above the top bar but looks like it doesn't really matter.

 

OK good to know

 

If your cooling system is operating correctly your vehicle will not overheat, that being said I plan on installing the OR Fab bumper so that my winch won stick up in front of my grille, though this will limit my options for a winch.

 

Be aware with that type of winch mount it is very hard to rewind the winch cable properly (with a load and with coil spaced against the next one) if not problems the next usage.

 

Heads up, this is also a discontinued bumper. OrFab went out of buisness.
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I have it on my MJ and cant say anything bad about it yet.

 

Well I guess I'll be looking for another bumper manufacturer..lol. Bumpers are still available on amazon but I'd rather not get a bumper with no support from the manufacturer.

 

Like said before. If you have a properly working cooling system you will be ok.

 

What could go wrong on a bumper?