Winch behind stock bumper?

The title reveals my question..

Does anyone of you ever fitted a winch behind the stockbumber? Does anyone have pictures or a howto guide? im wondering if it fits and if so, what kind of construction did you made?

have a read of these

www.bigjimny.com/index.php?option=com_co...ified-cars&Itemid=54

www.bigjimny.com/index.php?option=com_ku...0920&Itemid=75#11145

hi there iv just got my winch today 8000lb one this should be enough for me for the time being. Im going to fit it in the stock bumper aswell it looks pretty simple from the pics i have looked at.
Il post some pics of it aswell.

thanks

James

nice one James
looking forward to seeing your pics

Hey!

I just installed my Warn 8000 winch last week behind the factory front bumper and nudge bar. Fits pretty well and i didnt have to cut the bumper at all. I have the Haswe coming out where the mesh is behind the number plate. i have the early 2000 year front bumper. Will take some pictures this week when i get a chance and put them on here somehow.

It is a squeeze but it fits. I had to modify my egage / disengage winch lever to clear the jimny frame below the head lights. Just cut the lever off at the base and rewelded it so it swung without hitting the frame. Apart from that nothing to serious.

Cheers
Als

Ok took the bumper off tonight and made some photos. NOTE this is still not finished. Need to run some box section under the 6mm base plate for strength, It does currently have crush tube in the chassis rails but I will be welding in some steam pipe once i get around to it. This was more to get it in there and working to make sure everything fitted first. And strengthen after.

Chances are i will never need the winch but its better on the jimny than my garage floor. I have the number plate in the high position to cover the winch just so no one can see it more than anything. I made the initial winch plate out of 10mm wood and sitted the winch on it - fitted the bumper to make sure all was good then cut it out of steel once i was happy with the shape.

Als