Bullbar and Winch Question

[DiscoWeb]

I am looking at getting a bar on my D3 however one of the limitations I have is space in the garage particularly length which is already tight with the standard plastic bumper.

So can anyone give me an idea if a bar might extend further than the standard set up.

I was also thinking of a winch and been doing a bit of reading up on a Tigerz 11 however read a comment that they are a long winch body wise so wondering if anyone has fitted one, which bar make has it been installed in?

Thanks for any assistance.

George

[Ashes]

I recently put a Tigerz11 12000lb winch in a Opposite Lock winch bar. Fits OK width wise. I haven't got measurements for the extra length of the winch bar compared to the standard bumper though.

[Guppy]

I am looking at getting a bar on my D3 however one of the limitations I have is space in the garage particularly length which is already tight with the standard plastic bumper.

So can anyone give me an idea if a bar might extend further than the standard set up.

I was also thinking of a winch and been doing a bit of reading up on a Tigerz 11 however read a comment that they are a long winch body wise so wondering if anyone has fitted one, which bar make has it been installed in?

Thanks for any assistance.

George

Hi George,

I have a D4 and I have an ARB winch bar which from grille to rubber stops is 280mm.

Gup

[ADMIRAL]

Hi George,

I have a D4 and I have an ARB winch bar which from grille to rubber stops is 280mm.

Gup

Definitely further out. This can even be seen from the pics of the bullbars on the D3/D4. I have an OL bar going on shortly ( i hope ) and will be able to give comparison measurements if you can wait that long. At a guess I would say the bullbar will add 200-250mm to the length of the vehicle.

[Disco4SE]

Definitely further out. This can even be seen from the pics of the bullbars on the D3/D4. I have an OL bar going on shortly ( i hope ) and will be able to give comparison measurements if you can wait that long. At a guess I would say the bullbar will add 200-250mm to the length of the vehicle.
My OL bar adds another 250mm from bottom of grill.

Cheers, Craig

[Disco4SE]

Woops...........make that 235mm.

Cheers, Craig

[DiscoWeb]

Hi George,

I have a D4 and I have an ARB winch bar which from grille to rubber stops is 280mm.

Gup

Thanks Gup and other replies, I will do a comparison against my standard bumper and post back tonight or tomorrow.

George.

[MR LR]

It will be heaps longer... Like 150+ mm i would imagine.

[Disco4SE]

It will be heaps longer... Like 150+ mm i would imagine.
Bragging again MR LR??? :D

[trif]

I have a D4 with an OL bar and winch. It is definitely more prominent but not by as much as l thought. From memory when l did the comparison it was approximately 120 mm longer.

Regards Trif.

[DiscoWeb]

Well for anyone interested on my D3 from the grill to the outter edge of the OEM plastic bumper is about 125 mm.

So depending on which bar it would appear there could be anything from about 110mm to 160mm of additional "length" added to the vehicle with the fitment of a bull bar.

I will be out at the Sydney 4wd show this Sat or Sunday trying to find a bargain on a bar and winch (thinking Tigerz11 12,000lb).

If successful I will need to re-arrange my garage.

[Plane Fixer]

Trust me; rearranging a garage will be a larger job than you thought.:angel:
It is a job I am not looking forward to for myself as SWMBO will be the supervisor.

[DiscoWeb]

Plane Fixer,

I agree with that, however it should provide an opportunity to get rid of some stuff I no longer use/need.

Might even salvage enough to offset part of the cost of the bar/winch/lights etc.

As Sir Isacc said " For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"!!!

George