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installing winch on my 2006 tacoma.

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by aficianado, Feb 12, 2020.

  1. Feb 12, 2020 at 12:26 PM
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    aficianado

    aficianado [OP] Well-Known Member

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    on my older 2006 tacoma. i dont have a lot of front winch options right? i'll need to cut out the middle section of my plastic bumper?
     
  2. Feb 12, 2020 at 12:31 PM
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    Well, you'll need a place to mount it securely. Some type of front bumper that has a winch mount, or a front hitch reciever and a winch hitch cradle.
    You can't just bolt a winch on there with the stock configuration. You will rip it off when you go to use it.
     
  3. Feb 12, 2020 at 12:40 PM
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    Same crap everyone else got
    What's your budget? That will narrow down a few options to start with. Full bumpers will cost more. Slim line bumpers that fit with your stock bumper usually are half the cost.
     
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    i was eyeballing this..and my sawzall. i dont want to add a whole lot of weight to my truck. that ARB is the nuclear option for sure.
     
  9. Feb 12, 2020 at 1:34 PM
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  10. Feb 12, 2020 at 1:43 PM
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    Different gen, but I have one on my 14. I did it all myself, took about 4 hours, had to cut away the plastic center section. If I had to do it again I could probably do it in half the time

    20200120_181439.jpg
     
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  11. Feb 12, 2020 at 1:45 PM
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    It worked out to about 150# with the winch, I think I want to go up a spring rate in front, and I also added about 300# to the back so I need to redo it all
     
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    Same crap everyone else got
    any reason you picked the warn over the other similar offerings like sos, us off road, sso, c4, relentless fab, etc.?

    Looks great btw!
     
  13. Feb 12, 2020 at 1:47 PM
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    Can you post a side profile image?
     
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    Yes, free shipping on Amazon Prime, and came already powder coated. One click ordering made it real easy. Plus I like the look of it more than most of the others. Easy access all around
     
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    20200105_110205.jpg
     
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    damn. that is pretty fantastic!!
     
  17. Feb 12, 2020 at 1:59 PM
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    Looks like the Warn is 88 lbs. Pretty heavy. Arent most full bumpers in the 80-100 lbs range?
     
  19. Feb 12, 2020 at 7:06 PM
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    Question about the warn mount - will it take just about any winch, like a Smittybild X2O?
     
  20. Feb 12, 2020 at 7:39 PM
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    Ive seen a few US offroad setups and theyre pretty trick. That was going to be the route I went but then opted for the new C4 Hybrid as that was exactly what I was looking for.
    There is a guy in the Canada buy and sell with a hidden winch mount. Goes behind the bumper and you cur out the lower valance for the fairlead and whatnot. pretty clean setup if you want to look nearly stock.
     

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