A question about 2002 KJ winches...

lassak · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2017 5:18 am

Hello folks, this question is mostly dedicated to 2002 KJ (Liberty) owners. Now the question:

Has anybody tried/seen mounting an appropriate winch under a stock bumper? I am looking for one with adequate power, yet not excessive (8k - 10k pulling power), which can be hidden under the bumper (due to state regulations and laws).

Any suggestions?

WWDiesel · **Posted:** Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:38 am

You may could fab one up on your own. Have never seen a commercial version for sale like you want. All I have ever seen is external, sets on top or in front of bumper.
Keep in mind, there is not a lot of room behind bumper!
Some of the UTV winches are pretty compact but have decent capacity. :wink:

You may can find one of them that would fit, but would still require some hand built brackets for mounting.

The Warn on my Polaris Ranger is a lot tougher than I thought it would be. Pulled some real heavy loads with it.

:SOMBRERO:

GordnadoCRD · **Posted:** Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:06 pm

You could always fab up a discrete hitch receiver at the front bumper, and use a hitch mount winch from front or rear, and carry it inside, so it wouldn't cause overloading of the front springs.

rhyanb12 · **Joined:** Tue Mar 18, 2014 11:03 am **Posts:** 69

What they said. A custom winch mount is your best option. You can ask help from a local fab shop. Check out also the Smittybilt winches. They are reliable and not too pricey compared to Warn.

GordnadoCRD · **Posted:** Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:45 pm

Somebody here had a Detours Backbone winch mount for sale.

That's probably the most discreet winch mount I've seen.

Their site is down though. Looks like they're in process of recovering from Irma.

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