Rear mounted winch in stock bumper

I posted this up on Ttora but i have gotten a lot of info from this site to so i though i would give back some.

First off i got the idea from http://tacomaterritory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43326 2Tense (Chaz) he is a great guy. I thought i would post a little more in depth pictures this is not a how to. This ended up being more in depth than i thought and took about one and a half days.

The first picture is the start with the spare tire out which i am going to put in the bed for offroading and carry a plug kit for on road i also always have a compressor in my truck.

Picture 2 you can see the stock rear bumper removed and the winch plate going in. it is a winch plate i got from harbor freight 40 bucks i was originally going to make my own but after wasting 2 hours on it i realized it wasn't worth it.

photo 3 if you look closely you can see the brackets wrap around the stock towing package like a box wrench my first attempt was too high and wouldnt fit under the bed i had to lower it and drill another hole in the winch plate to raise the roller mount. i used 2 brackets about 1/4 inch each to attach the winch plate mount to the tow package. its really stout with about 28 inches of weld on it im not worried about it failing.

photo 4 That is masking tape over the license plate im not very good with the photo shop thing i made a mount that is hinged that covers the roller. from 20 feet you cant even tell anything is there. and yes i work at a bed store we sell mattresses.

Photo 5 is of the license plate flipped up its not been photo shopped its a really weird gray color. the hooks hang from a secure place on the tow package also this way i can run a snatch block.

Additional information it is a Smittybilt XRC 8 the new one. mine free wheels very easy and i was very impressed with the speed. i previously had a high speed warn 9.5 and this is not far off it. i am very impressed for the price. i did have to clock it to get it to fit. and i did have to clearance the bed support i plan on painting some wood strips black and hammering them in between where i cut and the top of the winch i think this will make it much stronger than it ever was. the project turned out great however it did pull down my rear end a good bit, i also have a tool box that you can see right by the tailgate it probably weighs 150lbs and the winch is similar with the mount. I tow a lot and will probably be looking for some more heavy duty springs i have the stock 3 leafs with an add a leaf now. its not going to be enough i don't think. hope you all enjoy.

 

Nice work!

 

Now that is pretty effin awesome!!! Great job and awesome mod

 

nice!

 

BAD ASS!

this may be the best first post i've ever seen

 

thats friggin sick

 

Sweet!!

 

Have you tested it? How does it hold up? I saw this and considered doing it but wasn't sure about all the stress that puts back there.

 

ripped one 2 inch tree out of the ground. haven't had much of a chance to use it been working a lot since i installed it. i use to really yank from the tow package to unstick people. im talking like 10mph on the floor to get them out. so if it can take that i think it will take this.

 

i have used my xrc8 on my rear hitch on a carrier and it worked fine....
the carrier tweaked a lil bit when i did a side pull... but not bad at all
i plan to upgrade the carrier when i get some extra cash

 

whoa this is pretty neat...like how its hidden

 

That is an awesome idea! Haven't seen that before. Props to you friend!

 

thanks guys. appreciate all the props. been considering fabricating my own front winch bumper. ill keep you guys posted.

 

the license plate flips up! that's sick.

 

Awesome!

 

This is bad-ass! I wanna do this now. haha.

 

Great to see this implemented. I always wanted to do something similar but didnt have the means or methods to do it.

Looks freaking awesome! Where are the action shots?

 

ill be getting the action shots soon i have not gotten a chance to do much off-roading since its installation. i have been swamped with work.

 

update, went to use it about a month ago to drag a tree out of the way that had fallen across the road, the sillinoid was stuck, long story short the winch almost cut my fringers off, it did pinch the bumper i was able to get it looking ok again with a heat gun, and 4wheelparts was quick to send me a new sillinoid. so its all fixed again. just letting you know really watch your fingers, the winch stuck on in the IN position thanks to some quick thinking and a rock to hit the sillinoid with a really problem was avoided.