Custom ARB winch bar
 

Ok, so i decided afew months ago that i wanted a winch for the front of the xj but currently have the standard ARB bar(non winch compatible). I got together with XJKEE and he decided that with abit of welding/chopping and all round butchering, it would be possible to mount a winch to the existing bar! Rippa! So after the 12000lb tigerz winch and mounting plate arrived we got stuck into it and have finished up with a pretty good setup that i`m stoked with. All the credit must go out to XJKEE as he was the brains of the whole operation as i was basically there just to lift heavy things and play on the grinder;) !

any pics??????

Sounds good, but whats the point of a fab thread with no details on how you did it or pics of the end product?

Easy fellas, they are coming- will get them up asap.

Some people have no patience whatsoever!

Hmmmmm
No brains from me Two Dogs.
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We got stuck into it - I have to say it was great having another body there to help with cutting, grinding and all the lifting which I usually struggle with by my self.
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First up, Two Dogs (TD) got the winch, mounting plate for it ( a lot easier than making from scratch) and some 200 x 6mm plate.

We then got his front bar off, which took a fair bit with the way it was mounted. Most of this was ditched, as we were going to use a different way.
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Once that was off, it was time to measure up the new mounting plates and cut them.

We also gave the bar better approach angles and cleaner lines
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You can see in the previous pic the white line. This was cut along here with some angle welded on later to give some strenght back.
A lot better approach angles now.

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These are the new mounting plates. We drilled the holes using a template from the old mounting stuff and some guesswork.

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Also cut away most of the old mounting points, leaving just a bit for extra strength.

Then, with the new plates bolted on, we trial fitted the bar, cutting in slots.
Must have got something right as it fitted well.

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It was late in the day and TD hade to go, so I put enough welds on the bar to make sure it would never move, so TD could drive home with the bar on, instead of driving around with no bar.
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