Rear winch installed in 2012 fj cruiser (1 Viewer)

[Hobojon]

I modified my Reese hitch to accept a Curt winch receiver mount from the opposite end, a piece of 1/4" angle iron as a cross member and lots of measuring and drilling....
still have to wire it up and section the rear cross member for a fairlead but as far as im concerned, the hard part is done. Its a Superwinch tiger shark 9500 with 92' of 1/2" synthetic. It is completely hidden from sight and fits perfectly between the rear cross member and the vapor canister. I clocked the clutch lever and it works great where it is. I attempted to clock the motor but there is only one set of mounting holes so i could only clock it 180 which put the cable terminals too close to the mounting plate so the solenoid was relocated to the jack storage area.

 

[okie360]

Man that looks great. Pretty sweet idea. I need to get synthetic rope for my winch.

 

[BMThiker]

Does it pass through some kind of fairlead. I can't tell from the pics.

 

[Hobojon]

Yeah, there is a fairlead. Ill add pics showing it complete soon.

 

[Hobojon]

 

[BigDogKona]

Did u have to cut out the 2x2 steel on the rear of the hitch or was it already open?

I have a Hidden Hitch and it's welded closed.

 

[Hobojon]

I cut it out. Drilled a hole in every corner then used a sawzall.

 

[CV Kurt]

That's sweet!

 

[bonomonster]

Very cool idea.... This is the first rear winch I've seen mounted in an FJ that also keeps the rear receiver.

Sent from my SCH-I535

 

[bonomonster]

What rear bumper is that?

Sent from my SCH-I535

 

[winnie]

fits nicely up in there ...

 

[thatcabledude]

What a sweet idea! Good job!

 

[GWcruiser]

Looks really good; is that crossbar ahead of the winch stock?

A concern, most types of braid don't like dirt and grit in them and road grime and dust will destroy strength the line in no time. You might want to find a way to cover the spool and protect the line from dirt.

 

[amaintaylor]

Thank you for the inspiration. I have wanted to do this pretty bad after seeing this. Here is my version mounted in a Warn bumper.

 

[Moab Junky]

Very Nice!!