Bud built hidden winch try on gx470 (2 Viewers)

[The Great Him]

Just saw this thread for the first time. Very clean looking install!

One question (and I'm asking, not claiming I know), but under anything other than a straight-on pull, isn't there a chance there will be enough force (leverage) on the fairlead to bend or shear off the bolts/spacers? We are talking about a tremendous amount of side load when trying to extract a 5,000+ lb vehicle.......

Again, just asking.

My thoughts exactly... I have lifted vehicles off of the ground winching, I have bent bumpers, bolts you name it winching. I would not trust that set up on any type of side load. I would have welded in a section of box channel to fill the gap...

 

[wingysataday]

I here ya. I'm not really worried about it. I had a winch on my taco for 10 years and used it once to pull out a bush. I pulled a fully loaded fj80 out no issues. It was pretty straight on. The poly body mounts are used to hold a body onto a frame I'm sure they are quite stout. To each his own.

 

[wingysataday]

If it breaks I will let you know.

 

[janz3n]

Did it break? I am thinking about doing something similar with the spacers