Thread: Bought a winch bar, need some ideas!

Originally Posted by Rick1970

Fit the missing mounting bolts (should be 6, not 4...1/2" UNF???), bolt winch in using 4 of the six mount holes on front face (as long as your winch has a std mount patern, may have to rotate motor and/or gearbox to suit), wire up and your good to go.

Mr rego man may have a different view if its a non SRS bar mounted to a SRS equipped vehicle.

From memory it's a bottom mount winch it's just a cheapy Chinese one, It was for my old f truck. And I'm gonna buy new bolts all round there just the original bumper ones.

And Mr rego man won't know unless I go for a RWC. I'm probs gonna disconnect the bags anyway there old as ****

Originally Posted by LRJim

From memory it's a bottom mount winch it's just a cheapy Chinese one, It was for my old f truck. And I'm gonna buy new bolts all round there just the original bumper ones.

And Mr rego man won't know unless I go for a RWC. I'm probs gonna disconnect the bags anyway there old as ****

Check the mount pattern, std is 10" x 4.5". This face goes against front face of bar, motor and gearbox should be able to be indexed to get the clutch lever and terminals into a workable position. Most winches can be mounted bolt face down, or bolt face forward. Design of the bar usually dictates mounting orientation.

Originally Posted by Rick1970

Old ARB himount winch bar for a RRC would be my guess...

Aha!
I can't remember the exact design shape of my old RRC bullbar, but I think it had the wrap around ends. Wasn't ARB I don't think, wasn't a homemade jobbie, but was a very sturdy aluminium.

Originally Posted by Rick1970

Check the mount pattern, std is 10" x 4.5". This face goes against front face of bar, motor and gearbox should be able to be indexed to get the clutch lever and terminals into a workable position. Most winches can be mounted bolt face down, or bolt face forward. Design of the bar usually dictates mounting orientation.

Some of the cheapy ones can only be bottom mounted and i think the OPs one is a bottom mount so turning is not an option.
Similar to mine actually.

Given that it needs a base to sit on. Get welding son