Winch mounted on stock bumper cause overheating?

WhiteDynamite said:

I don't have a stock bumper but my winch is sitting on a Poison Spyder Blawler Lite which is not a recessed style bumper. I live in Las Vegas 110+ degrees. Not once have I had an issue with overheating. You'll be fine in Alabama. :yup:

Edit: Forgot to mention that I don't have mud like you guys do in the south... so when you're done playing spend a little time rinsing your radiator off

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WhiteDynamite said:

I don't have a stock bumper but my winch is sitting on a Poison Spyder Blawler Lite which is not a recessed style bumper. I live in Las Vegas 110+ degrees. Not once have I had an issue with overheating. You'll be fine in Alabama. :yup:

Edit: Forgot to mention that I don't have mud like you guys do in the south... so when you're done playing spend a little time rinsing your radiator off

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NFRs2000NYC said:

This. I have a rampage bumper with a top mount zeon10s and never once had I experienced an overheating issue, including wheeling in Moab.

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In5ane1 said:

Curious how you like your rampage bumper...? Like the price tag for sure!

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In5ane1 said:

So...if I got a after market bumper...what is good inexpensive winch bumper? Also full width or stubby? I dont rock climb.

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cmlrc said:

I have a winch mounted to my stock front bumper, I pulled my trailer across Idaho in the July heatwave,then spent hours a day driving thru Yellowstone NP. No issue with engine temp. I used the Smittybilt winch plate mount.

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NFRs2000NYC said:

If you dont rockclimb, I'd go with a full width. The protection they offer is worth it. Some (like the rampage) sacrifice very little in terms of stubby/fullwidth approach. Sure, if you are running some of the hardest trails in the country it might be an issue, but like you, I don't really rock crawl so it's a non issue for me.

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NFRs2000NYC said:

The bumper itself I'd say about 85. With winch plate add another 20. It's heavy and solid as a bank vault. I would not want to be on the receiving end of it during an accident. We had a member on another forum slam a fully grown buck at 65mph and he had zero damage other than a 3" scratch in the Powdercoat.

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In5ane1 said:

Did it drop the front of your jeep much?

Thats unbelievable. But id feel better havingvthat to protect me. May not be a good thing for my road rage though

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NFRs2000NYC said:

The original reason why I bought it (before I really got into the Jeep lifestyle) is to not care when I get hit by scumbag NYC taxi cabs. I had one stop short on me, and I destroyed his rear bumper, trunk, both tail-lights, and shattered his rear glass (Nissan Altima cab) and it didn't even scratch the powdercoat. I had a dashcam, so when he found out, he ran back to his cab and bolted. Filed a police report anyway, and gave them the footage just in case the a$$hole decides to hit me with a hit and run.

As for the front end sag, yes there is some. On my JKU sahara, it sagged about 3/4" with just the bumper. Rubicons will sag a bit less, sports might sag a tad more. A teraflex coil leveling kit fixed it right up. You can also install a spacer (although I'd recommend you do this once ALL your weightmods are installed) to compensate for the sag.

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In5ane1 said:

Lol...good review although I hate you have to go through all that! I woildnt make it up there...bama drivers are bad enough.

Im putting on a rough country 2.5 coil lift tomorrow night. Should be ok with that loft and the bumper. Did the leveling kit still level yiur jeep with the heavy bumper?

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NFRs2000NYC said:

It did, but when I added my monster winch (Zeon 10s) it dropped about 1/4" in the front. However, that was ok because I was planning on getting a rear bumper/carrier as well, which would have evened it all out.

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In5ane1 said:

Thats a sweet winch. I looked at that one. For the price, the engo winch looks nice, and the rigged ridge as well.

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NFRs2000NYC said:

Added pics in the above reply for ya. I wanted a sealed winch, and a synthetic line. There are definitely units that will get the job done for a lot less.:thumb:

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