Here are some of the install pictures.
What do you all think?
Paul.
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Rear Winch install pics.
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Rear Winch install pics.
I've been fitting a rear winch to my Feroza.
Here are some of the install pictures.
What do you all think?
Paul.
Here are some of the install pictures.
What do you all think?
Paul.
Ladoga 2007 pictures on my website: www.macsport4x4.com
The winch in mounted to two 10mm thick L shaped brakets that are welded to the chassis. It is then spaced through the floor so that the vehicle body holds none of the load. 
As for the water question, I'd imagine it will pour in.
I am going to make a over that clips to the fairlead with a door seal around it to keep the worst of the elements out.
Paul.
As for the water question, I'd imagine it will pour in.
I am going to make a over that clips to the fairlead with a door seal around it to keep the worst of the elements out.
Paul.
Ladoga 2007 pictures on my website: www.macsport4x4.com
I only use the car for pay and play days at off road sites around the UK, so I don't need much room for extra equipment.
There is more than enough room to carry al my recovery gear behind the winch in a large container, and I might fit a false floor above the wheelarch height to increase the load area if needed.
I have a second 120 amp battery behind the passsenger seat in an enclosure. I run a slit charge system with both winches running from the second battery so that the starting battery cannot be discharged whilst winching. As the batttery in in the centre of the car, the cable distance to each winch is similar. I use very thick multi strand 200 amp cable. It is about twice the size of what most of the UK winch challenge vehicles use, so it should be fine.
On the door opening front, I remove the rear window when offroad so that it doesn't get smashed, so if I need to get in the back I just lean over the tailgate.
I had a couple of other mounting options. These were:
1, Under boot floor. (Fuel tank was in the way, it would be difficult to move and a reduction in the tank size wasn't an option).
2, On rear bumper. (The best mod carried out so far was to remove the old quater bumpers to stop them dragging everywhere, so fitting the winch and compomising the departure angle again was never going to happen).
3, Removable on reciever hitch. (when your stuck and need a rear winch it is doubtful that you would be in a position to start fitting it to the rear of the truck and if left on we go back to the departure angle issue, and to carry it would mean it being mounted in the boot anyway).
4, In rear load area. (I decided on this option because it had the least compromises to off road ability. It didn't affect the vehicle range, didn't affect the departure angle, protected from tampering and theft, and looks OK).
Paul.
There is more than enough room to carry al my recovery gear behind the winch in a large container, and I might fit a false floor above the wheelarch height to increase the load area if needed.
I have a second 120 amp battery behind the passsenger seat in an enclosure. I run a slit charge system with both winches running from the second battery so that the starting battery cannot be discharged whilst winching. As the batttery in in the centre of the car, the cable distance to each winch is similar. I use very thick multi strand 200 amp cable. It is about twice the size of what most of the UK winch challenge vehicles use, so it should be fine.
On the door opening front, I remove the rear window when offroad so that it doesn't get smashed, so if I need to get in the back I just lean over the tailgate.
I had a couple of other mounting options. These were:
1, Under boot floor. (Fuel tank was in the way, it would be difficult to move and a reduction in the tank size wasn't an option).
2, On rear bumper. (The best mod carried out so far was to remove the old quater bumpers to stop them dragging everywhere, so fitting the winch and compomising the departure angle again was never going to happen).
3, Removable on reciever hitch. (when your stuck and need a rear winch it is doubtful that you would be in a position to start fitting it to the rear of the truck and if left on we go back to the departure angle issue, and to carry it would mean it being mounted in the boot anyway).
4, In rear load area. (I decided on this option because it had the least compromises to off road ability. It didn't affect the vehicle range, didn't affect the departure angle, protected from tampering and theft, and looks OK).
Paul.
Ladoga 2007 pictures on my website: www.macsport4x4.com
Seems you have covered all the options for your application.
And as a bizarre extra - did you consider mounting the winch under the floor in the middle of the vehicle and running the cable over the fuel tank to a rear mounted fairlead ? I have a spare smaller winch ( more a boat winch ) and it seemed to be an option for rear recovery - but never got around to actually doing it
And as a bizarre extra - did you consider mounting the winch under the floor in the middle of the vehicle and running the cable over the fuel tank to a rear mounted fairlead ? I have a spare smaller winch ( more a boat winch ) and it seemed to be an option for rear recovery - but never got around to actually doing it
Not as bizzare as you might think.
Our old Leyland Martian heavy recoevry truck had a centre mount winch.
The IBEX uses a centre mount winch that can winch from the front or rear.
I didn't like the idea of running the cable over the top of the fuel tank. Because of the very small amount of room, it would mean lowering the tank in order to fit a guide tube for the cable to run through. The job of lowering it is easy enough, but it drags everywhere as it is.
It is possible, and would mean the load area was more useable as the winch would poke up through the floor behind the front seats instead of the opening. Best of all, it would look trick.
Go on, pull your finger out, and get it fitted so that we can see the pictures.
Paul.
Our old Leyland Martian heavy recoevry truck had a centre mount winch.
The IBEX uses a centre mount winch that can winch from the front or rear.
I didn't like the idea of running the cable over the top of the fuel tank. Because of the very small amount of room, it would mean lowering the tank in order to fit a guide tube for the cable to run through. The job of lowering it is easy enough, but it drags everywhere as it is.
It is possible, and would mean the load area was more useable as the winch would poke up through the floor behind the front seats instead of the opening. Best of all, it would look trick.
Go on, pull your finger out, and get it fitted so that we can see the pictures.
Paul.
Ladoga 2007 pictures on my website: www.macsport4x4.com
thanks mac, always a step ahead of me 
I didn't think you were criticising my work mate.
The more opinions on a job the better, as it's how we make progress and develop ideas.
One of my customers read the thread and fancied the centre mount winch idea for his Zuk, so as a result of you input, I've now got more work. Cheers.
Even if you had been citicising my work, I wouldn't have minded that either, as I'm definately not perfect.
Mac.
The more opinions on a job the better, as it's how we make progress and develop ideas.
One of my customers read the thread and fancied the centre mount winch idea for his Zuk, so as a result of you input, I've now got more work.
Cheers. Even if you had been citicising my work, I wouldn't have minded that either, as I'm definately not perfect.
Mac.
Ladoga 2007 pictures on my website: www.macsport4x4.com
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