Is this the factory optional front winch???

[TNT]

I wonder if it is the factory one...

 

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The truck is for sale on Craigslist.

[LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW]

The fairlead looks to low for it to be the factory setup.

 

 

It used a special 6000-lb Ramsey winch that was a little different so it could be oriented the right way to fit.

 

Here is the install directions: http://www.ramseypdfs.com/owners_sea...s/295153-D.pdf

 

Parts list from my FSM (Ver. 8J, Figure 13-1000)

 

Item/Item#/quantity/description

 

1 8350 1124 1 EXTENSION, Rail

2 8350 1125 1 EXTENSION, Rail

3 8350 1126 4 BRACKET, Angle

4 8350 1127 2 BRACKET, Angle

5 8350 1128 1 RETAINER, Rail (Not Serv.)

6 8350 1129 1 BRACKET, Winch Mounting

7 8350 1130 1 SHIELD, Bumper

8 8350 1131 1 SHIELD, Bumper

9 8350 1132 1 STRAP, Inner

10 8350 1133 1 STRAP, Inner

11 8350 1134 1 STRAP, Outer

12 8350 1135 1 STRAP, Outer

13 8350 1149 6 BOLT ***

14 BOLT S012 1887 4 (1987-89)

14 BOLT J018 0020 4 (1990)

15 J018 0079 10 BOLT ***

16 J999 8112 2 BOLT, (Not Serv.)

17 8350 1150 6 SCREW

18 J012 0361 6 NUT

19 J012 0375 10 NUT

20 J012 0376 6 NUT

21 S012 0378 2 NUT

22 S012 0217 6 WASHER, Lock

23 J012 0380 10 WASHER, Lock

24 J012 0392 2 WASHER, Plain

25 J012 0214 6 WASHER, Lock

26 J012 0393 2 WASHER, Plain

27 S012 0384 2 WASHER, Lock

28 8350 1136 4 NUT, U-Type

29 8350 2247 1 GUIDE, Solid Cable

 

And no, they are no longer available from Ramsey or directly from Jeep....

[TNT]

Thats what one looks like...

 

I have seen them in the accsesory catalog and the parts catalog with all the required parts before but never saw a pic of one.

 

Your pic shows the factory filler panels and everything. I'll have to check my e-fiche and see if it still shows it.

[Tonedef131]

How much did that cost as a factory option? I have seen it in my owners manual, but I have never actually seen one on a Jeep. I figured they would have been more common, I can't imagine buying a brand new MJ and NOT getting the factory winch put on.

[fiatslug87]

Here is the install directions: http://www.ramseypdfs.com/owners_sea...s/295153-D.pdf

I can't get this to load, I get the "Sorry, that URL does not exist on this server. " error.

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Here is the install directions: http://www.ramseypdfs.com/owners_sea...s/295153-D.pdf

I can't get this to load, I get the "Sorry, that URL does not exist on this server. " error.

Give me a few mins and I will put it up on my server.

[HOrnbrod]

There was a NOS unit that sold on Ebay awhile back. They pop up occasionally. Here's the install manual:

 

http://72.242.142.7/hornbrod/Ramsey/Winch/Ramsey%20Hidden%20Winch%20XJ.pdf

[jeepdoggydogB]

There was a NOS unit that sold on Ebay awhile back. They pop up occasionally. Here's the install manual:

 

http://72.242.142.7/hornbrod/Ramsey/Winch/Ramsey%20Hidden%20Winch%20XJ.pdf

gh

 

I saw the one on ebay a while back I also saw one on NAXJA a couple of years ago IIRC it sold for about $160.

[Eagle]

I have never seen a factory hidden winch in the U.S. -- ever.

 

When I visit my wife's family in Santiago, Chile -- they're everywhere. Mostly on Cherokees, but I did see one Comanche a couple of years ago that had the winch.

[Kenosha Warrior]

I have never seen a factory hidden winch in the U.S. -- ever.

 

When I visit my wife's family in Santiago, Chile -- they're everywhere. Mostly on Cherokees, but I did see one Comanche a couple of years ago that had the winch.

 

maybe Ramsey found a market outside the US at that time?

 

They're fairly common up here.