I will have to dig around for the tablet that I wrote every thing down on.
no real plans. just started in with the idea.
winch box mount I had bent out of 1/4 inch steel.
braces 1/4 inch
(wings, outer part of bumper) 3/16.
up rights 1/4 inch
the bar above the winch is a bolt in, so you can get the winch out.
the other bars are dom, that I chose for size. middle is same as the bolt in.
the next is slightly smaller and like 1/4 inch thick!!
the outer is I think 1 or 1 1/4 inch od and also like 3/16 inch thick.
way over kill but I really think they made the bumpers a lot stronger. my wife has twisted hers pretty good and it popped right back into shape.
here are some more pictures.
remove grill.
weld a brace across the radiator lower cross brace and remove the stock one.
I cut the stock bumper front frame mounts right at the upper bumper hole.
welded a 1/4 plate that I cut from frame rail to frame rail.
set the winch plate box on the cut stock mounts and tack welded it on.
then built out from there.
I got the angle cut by holding the long piece of steel up and using a 1.5 inch wide strip against the winch mount box. and marked how much to cut off the back side.
hope that makes sense.
here you can see that I welded a old electric fence post across to replace the stock brace.
hole for moving the steering box way forward
frame brace and stock mounts
forming the ends, I also welded a plate on the outer edge of this, then heated it with a torch and beat it into the shape that I wanted.
I used tri angle 1/4 inch steel and braces to replace the stock ones!!!! it was just easy to use the stock mounts while mocking every thing up.
here you can see the mounts. and braces.
three tri angles to the 1/4 frame to frame brace and a center side to side brace up under the winch mount box.
steering box moved forward and up.
How to save your self from having to buy longer soft brake lines.
i thought this was a good money saver!! and uses stock lines.
