i own a 2010 rubicon and am in the middle of moding it out i just purchased a 3.5" terflex with 8 arms and shocks. not im looking at winches. can i install the winch onto the stock bumber and would i need spacers or levelers to prevent front end from sagging

 

Yes, you need a winch plate. A few guys added a fairlead into the bumper too.

 

would any plate do or do i need to get a specific one for the winch i get?

 

These threads will help you see the winch install process

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...er-winch-mount

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ch-Front-Hitch

how much sag at the front end depends on how heavy the winch is and how stiff your springs are.

 

than k you

 

With the Rough Country plate shown and a Smittybilt winch,my stock springs sagged 1/2".

 

Thats awesome that they have a kit for this, but for $180 you are half way to the price of a Rugged Ridge XHD stubby...

just seems like a lot of money to invest in the factory bumper, but that's just my 2-cents

 

You're absolutely correct. The problem is,some of us don't like stubby bumpers. Personally I think they look goofy. After I bought the bumper I would have had to spend another $150ish to get the end caps.

At that point a RR bumper ends up costing $500.

 

I used the Harbor Freight universal winch plate on my stock bumper with a Smittybilt Xrc 8 didn't measure the before and after so can't help there. If you do this you will have to do some cutting of the both the steel and plastic parts of your bumper also, alittle on the frame horns. I think someone posted the link already.

I didn't Stubby mine, I can't get any pictures to upload sorry