Winches

[MSI64]

Am looking at winches for my fronty. Seen one from the States pretty cheap, it has a 2000lb pull is this enough or do I need to go higher??
Whats everyone else got and where from??

[Red Oktober]

nope ...thats no where near enough ...

you need at least a 9000lb pull

i wouldn't put a 2000lb winch on anything bigger than a quad bike

[UGE]

have a look on ebay, im looking at the 12000lb ones they are going for about £260 with P+P and thats with a remote controle

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/12000lb-ELECTRIC- ... dZViewItem

[lotusfrontera]

Thats not a bad price and nice powerful motor too

[stu]

i have the same one with different stickers .12000lb .
its good . a couple of weeks ago i pulled a merc sprinter lwbout of a verge it was stuck up to its axles in mud , so no complaints from me .

[Sir-Doris]

Funny, thats the exact same one Iv been looking at recently. Was wondering if anyone had any experience with them.

[gotafrontera]

i have a pro tech 12000 fitted to my swb. was a £300 job on ebay 2

Luke

[MSI64]

Going to wait as funds are a little tight

[MSI64]

Ok do I have to get a new bumper too for a winch or where does it fit too if its front mounted??

[Sir-Doris]

Right, with regards to winches and bumpers there are 2 or 3 options.

Probably the most expensive one is to get a Calmini winch bumper (http://www.calmini.com). However these are made in the USA and have to be imported. They are also quite expensive. Somewhere in the region of 500+ pounds. And Im not sure if they are still being made or not, I know 1 or 2 members of FOG have them installed. This is by far the best looking option and mounts the winch fairly high up so your approach angle is better then a stock frontera bumper and valance.

2nd option is to make your own winch bumper. Not sure about the legality's of this though.

3rd and probably the most common option is to get a winch tray and fabricate your own mount. If you look at the front of your frontera, below the bumper you will see 2 chassis rails. If Im right (going by other peoples winch installations) you will need to extend these chassis rails out by adding box section and mounting the tray on those extensions. This does require welding box section to your car and is best carried out by an experienced welder as your winch will be dealing with extreme forces and has to hold the full weight of your frontera as well as the added resistance of mud, inclines, tree stumps etc.

I do not have a winch, but it is something I am seriously considering in the near future. When I do get round to it I will be looking closely at fellow members winch installations and asking their advice.

Hope this helps.