xj winch mount questions????

dja410 · Sep 29, 2009

Ok soi built a front bumper and put a winch on it. My questions are. How do you mount the bumper on these xjs so that it will be strong and not rip off the unibody? If anyone has pics of how they did it i would love to see them. I have winched with it already and seems to hold up pretty strong.I just dont want to be down in the busy or something and have it rip off.

1996cc · Sep 30, 2009

I used 1/4" plate all the way back to the 3 bolts holding the steering box on, and the corresponding 3 on the other side. And then 1/2" (1/4" overlaying the first 1.4") back to the 3 bumper bracket bolts. Also tied both sides under the frame rails into the sway bar mount holes (so 7 bolts on each side). And 2" square tube tieing both sides together similar to a crossmember. I stalled out the 8274, and dented the drum - the bumper didn't move!