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Installing winch

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Installing winch

Post by Green Machine »

Hi i have a 99 jackaroo with an ARB bull not a winch bar i was just wondering is it safe to install the winch inside it or does is need to be reinforced??

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Post by shakes »

depends how "serious" of a use you give your winch, I beleive they are almost identical but a lil re-enforcement cant hurt for piece of mind can it?

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Post by Shadow »

shakes wrote:depends how "serious" of a use you give your winch, I beleive they are almost identical but a lil re-enforcement cant hurt for piece of mind can it?

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Non winch bar uses about 3mm plate for the centre part of the bar

winch bar uses closer to 6mm plate.
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Post by jet-6 »

Just buy or make a steel winch cage, theres nothing to them
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