Slee front bumper with hawse fairlead?

[Hayes]

I'm thinking about swapping out the roller failead on my Slee bumper for a slimmer, simpler hawse version.

The way the Slee mounts the roller fairlead is a bit different than Warn's factory position, however. The fairlead is mounted a bit higher, courtesy of a pair of custom drilled holes (in the fairlead). Without actually having a hawse fairlead in front of me to see how it will mount, I'm wondering if there will be an issue with the alignment of the hawse and the slot in the Slee bumper (it's not really possible to drill new holes in the typical hawse).

Anyone with a Slee front out there know what I'm talking about?

Hayes

 

[rolliges]

I recall asking the same and seeing a few pics around here someplace.

After seeing the bumper in the "Snorkle install" pics, I was thinking it would be great for someone to make a stout stock-like bumper that allows for a winch and proper (low) fog mounts (low yet still protected). Clean, stong, and functional.

 

[apcoleman]

You could make your own if you don't want to mess around with trying to find one that will be a perfect match.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=16748&highlight=custom+fairlead

 

[sleeoffroad]

I am sure it can be made to work, but it will be kinda goofy looking. The new bumper I am starting this weekend will only use a hawse and maximum winch will be XP9.5

 

[Hayes]

Will that bumper be based on the Short Bus bumper?

I get what you're saying about looking goofy, the horizontal fairlead support will be pointless without the rollers--unless the hawse tied into the fairlead support somehow....

Just thinking through this, really. I think the roller fairlead integrates very nicely with the bumper and winch--particularly in the way the fairlead sits higher than it would in Warn's factory setup.

I was thinking that a slim, simple, black hawse would look great on the bumper (with the exception of the unused fairlead support).
More importantly, it would tighten-up the approach at the front of the bumper (and I do so much rock-crawling that I need a better approach angle ).

Hayes

 

[tech_dog]

Christo,

Is the new bumper going to be a lighter weight version of what you've got now, intended for slightly less hard core wheelers who don't want to carry the weight of your current bumper?

If that's where you're going with this, you may be designing the bumper I need. Are you going into production with it, and if so when?

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Mars]

Yes, I wanna know what you are makin' before I buy one of your older one's Christo!

Marsh

 

[sleeoffroad]

It is going to be a while. Probably production by late summer. The plan is a bumper based on the ShortBus one that takes a XP9.5 as the biggest winch. Made for trucks with no flares. Hawse fairlead. So the weight savings will come from running a smaller winch and rope. Some bar work in front of the lights.

 

[tech_dog]

Does anyone know the hole size in the slee front bumper tow points?

 

[cruiserdan]

I think it's 7/8 of an inch.