I'm not sure what the rear mounting plate looks like on another manufacturers product but we designed our winch plate with a solid 1/4" plate in the rear from frame to frame and added additional mounting plates under to mount to the side of the lower frame.
The only way to answer this question is to upload a video. I think I understood what you're saying so I hope my video reply makes sense.
Regarding not breaking things, we break test everything so you can't break it.
Figure I should post some updates as we've been working on this for almost 10 straight days now.
Finished up the spring loaded pin which locks the hatch in 4 different locations.
Designed a Jerry can mount which can be mounted flat or outward.
Designed a rotopax mount which can be mounted...
Thank you all for your feedback which will help us meet the needs of the GX Community.
A few notes about us:
We were founded May 15, 2015 with a hidden winch mount and spread our wings from there.
We are known for heavy duty armor and recovery parts.
We are rock crawler in Southern California...