8000ft

My thoughts also but they must work if thats what comes with it, BE CAREFUL not to loose the supplied nuts as they are square nuts not hex. I lost one and had to get a standard one and grind it down.
The bolts I got from home Depot were 6" grade 8.

MMO blk JK

good deal, and thanks for the heads up!

MagnumD69

Just an engineer's opinion (for what it is worth..), but the hole you added to the plate closest to the front has very little material left for edge distance and will be a very high stress point under load. That being said, the loads required to rip the bolts out of the steel would most likely be greater than that of the cable snapping off the winch, first. As a rule of thumb, I like to leave 2*Hole Diameter distance between the hole center and edge of the part. Like I said, just my opinion, but I like the extra safety factor when dealing with large loads.

Nice work, nonetheless!

8000ft

I totally agree with you on the hole placement, I tried to componsate in two ways; I added a bolt in the middle on each side and the front bolt really only comes into play when the front of the winch cable is running on the top roller, like if the Jeep's nose was trying to be lifted straight up.

07crawler

great job,,,have to make a Harbour Freight run today...just what I needed thanks for the write up

robin

good job!!! I like the install inside the cab, very clean.

Summit Jeep

8000ft

Hey Summit which ski area are you a lifty at?

Clark Collins

I used your write up to install my new winch. I moved the plate out a bit from the grill to clear the winch wiring and used a piece of the plastic bumper to make a UV shield for the synthetic line. Thanks for the great write up. I love this forum.

jesse0_0

Great job! it looks good
thanks for the write up and pics