I tried searching and there's no FAQ here to help, but I think this is the sort of thing that is basic enough that lots of folks probably have answers for it. I've had a couple of winches in the past, a Warn 8274 on a FJ55 and 6000 lb Warn on a Trooper, both long since sold.
Now I have an 80 series and am starting to consider my winch options. Actual purchase is somewhere down the road. Most likely, we'll be going with an ARB bumper up front, which takes anything up to a 12000 lb Warn.
I know that there are other winches that will likely fit. I also know that people get kind of passionate about winch brands, but I think that's being hashed out elsewhere in multiple threads
What I'd like to know is what else fits in an ARB?
Is the bolt pattern in the ARB pretty much a standard that carries over to other bumpers with winch mounts? I know that some bumpers are more restrictive in what you can mount, for instance the Slee short bus. I think this is mostly about the space available behind the bumper for the winch itself once it's bolted on and the solenoids, etc, not the actual bolt pattern. Or am I wrong about this?
Whether it's another namebrand or Harbor Freight winch, I think this info would be useful to others considering their options. If the bolt pattern is pretty much the same, then it's the measurements of the winch itself and how it has to be mounted, i.e. whether it can be "clocked" to reset how the motor sits in relationship to the fairlead that determines what winch fits which mount.
Now I have an 80 series and am starting to consider my winch options. Actual purchase is somewhere down the road. Most likely, we'll be going with an ARB bumper up front, which takes anything up to a 12000 lb Warn.
I know that there are other winches that will likely fit. I also know that people get kind of passionate about winch brands, but I think that's being hashed out elsewhere in multiple threads
What I'd like to know is what else fits in an ARB?
Is the bolt pattern in the ARB pretty much a standard that carries over to other bumpers with winch mounts? I know that some bumpers are more restrictive in what you can mount, for instance the Slee short bus. I think this is mostly about the space available behind the bumper for the winch itself once it's bolted on and the solenoids, etc, not the actual bolt pattern. Or am I wrong about this?
Whether it's another namebrand or Harbor Freight winch, I think this info would be useful to others considering their options. If the bolt pattern is pretty much the same, then it's the measurements of the winch itself and how it has to be mounted, i.e. whether it can be "clocked" to reset how the motor sits in relationship to the fairlead that determines what winch fits which mount.
