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Old 06-11-2014
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Originally Posted by Dissociative View Post
Same issue as Jimmy, the ARB bars are designed for roller fairleads, which are held in place by 4 bolts that go straight through the bar to the holes that hold the winch to the bar. The hawse fairleads have 2 bolts that sit in the middle that would hit the winch if you drilled new holes in the bar.

The alternative would be to fab up a bracket as Jimmy did, which IMO looks much cleaner.
The adapter you have used does look neat though, although as you say welding the studs in sits everything back a tad cleaner.
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