Winch mounting

[DomSmith]

Anyone mounted a warn winch between the framerails of a 40 w/ saginaw box up front? I was hoping to keep it between the framerails instead of on top. Is the 8274 the only one that will fit in the "dropped down" position? Thanks.

 

[Jetboy]

I have not, but I am planning to put a sag setup on my fj in the near future so I am also interested. I am contemplating, because of the height of my FJ, setting it mostly below the bumper and back as bar as possible.

 

[bsilva132]

I have an old pre-8274 warn bellview mounted between my frame rails on my 40 w/ a sag 4.25 turn box up front. Theses are the best I can do until after Thanksgiving as the cruiser is at my parents.
-Brian

 

[e rock]

I have an old pre-8274 warn bellview mounted between my frame rails on my 40 w/ a sag 4.25 turn box up front. Theses are the best I can do until after Thanksgiving as the cruiser is at my parents.
-Brian

Kind of hard to tell from the pictures, but where is the winch placed? Is the fairlead centered (which places the winch a little off-center to the passenger side)?

I'm beginning to consider ps setups and would rather do a different setup than move my winch over.

 

[woody]

8274 is the narrowest of the winches, and is the only one that will drop down between the frame rails with the Saginaw box.

 

[DomSmith]

Thanks for the input woody. That makes it all so easy... limit the choices and speed up the process...

 

[bsilva132]

fairlead is centered. There is about a 1/2" between the winch and the PS box. You want the fairlead centered as that makes the spool with the cable centered. Here is the best head on shot I have.

 

[e rock]

8274 is the narrowest of the winches, and is the only one that will drop down between the frame rails with the Saginaw box.

Since I've never had the two side-by-side, is the Belleview the same (dimensionally) as the 8274?

 

[bsilva132]

Basically the 8274 has power out, remote, and an upgraded brake. I am sure there are other differences, but they look almost identical. I am pretty sure they are the same dimentionally also.

 

[ScottFJ40]

I have a Hell For Stout bumper from CCOT. They say that it is perfect for what you are looking for. I have hydro steering now, but according to their website it will work.
BTW, it's a heavy duty piece to say the least. It's 3/8" thick.

My mount;

And a recent pic for giggles,

CCOT HFS page
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/coolfj40/bumper.html