MancheKid86 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I picked up a warn m8274 for 100, Any idea on ideal mounting? Any one have pics? Got a bush bumper too, will post pics when I get back from college Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 You'll need to make a fairly large plate for it to mount to, since it is large, and it mounts on the front (doubles to mount the fairlead). Not specific to a MJ/XJ, but this is how I built a bumper that would mount one for my GMC thing. Image Not Found I had a piece of 3/8" mild bent to make the angle, since the dimensions of it wind up being the same as 3x10 angle, IIRC, which is hard to find. I milled the hole for the cable to pass through (angle grinder would do), and used the mill to drill the mounting holes for the winch's feet. Then I welded two pieces of 1/2" plate to the sides that attach to the frame rails (same idea on a MJ), and put the shackle holes through them. Finished product wound up something like this: Image Not Found On a MJ/XJ I'd mount it as far back as possible, cut out the header panel as needed, and if you rake the winch forwards a bit (like I did on this one) you won't have to butcher the header panel as much. Otherwise it will stick out like crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Yeah... they're kinda tricky to make them fit right. I was in the same boat as I found one for real cheap. I ended up cutting the header and grill to make everything fit as tight as possible: It's really the winch that's the reason that I'd love a good enough excuse to make a new set of bumpers for this truck. The 8274 is a big unit and even when trying to make it disappear it seems to take up the whole front end. I'd say on the front of a Wrangler, they look right at home... not so much an MJ. On a side note, I'd also like a different winch because my old shop was broken into a couple years ago and one of the items that went missing was my recovery bag with the winch controler in it... haven't found one yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Completely forgot about this guy: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12142 Neat looking bumper but I don't think the 8274 fits it quite right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 be mindful of blocking the radiator. I've read about people having cooling issues with the big winch in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue88Comanche Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Warn Trans4mer Grille Guard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 be mindful of blocking the radiator. I've read about people having cooling issues with the big winch in the way. I agree completely. On mine, I wanted to mount it as low as possible just for that reason. Food for thought... eat it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91dieseljeep Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 This is the bumper i built for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue88Comanche Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 not really a bumper but a mount with no clearance issues at least http://detoursusa.com/xjbackbone.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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