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Custom winch bars
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:25 pm
by Frankenyota
Hey guys wanted to know who has fabbed up there own winch mounts, or modified there bull bars to suit.
Have a winch bar that i was going to make mounting brackets for to suit the lux.
If done properly does anyone see a problem with this sugguestion?
Matt
winch fitment
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:30 pm
by noelb1
as long as it is not an airbag vehicle there is no problem the tjm t13 hilux bar doesn't have a winch cradle it just bolts into the bar. run some 5-8 mm strapping where the winch bolts into and weld it to the bar brackets for strenght .
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:51 pm
by CruiserCruising
Hey
Yeh i just recently finished modding my bar to fit a Hi-mount, it was just a normal arb or toyota factory winch bar. I just added a 10mm bisely (sorry if spelling aint right im a carpenter not a boiler maker) steel inside the bar and as a bit overkill added four extra gussets, this seems to work fine.
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:03 pm
by Frankenyota
No airbags on my 83 lux, so no drama's there. The bar is for a 75 series cruiser so fitment may be the drama?
Will have to design mounts to bolt it on, then trim it up. Was considering just using the cradle but maybe it's easier to start from scratch?
Matt
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:33 pm
by Bumpy45
Hey CruiserCruising, love the safety boots. Or is that your big toe showing
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:16 pm
by big bundy
Bumpy45 wrote:Hey CruiserCruising, love the safety boots. Or is that your big toe showing
steel cap dumbass
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:26 pm
by CruiserCruising
big bundy wrote:Bumpy45 wrote:Hey CruiserCruising, love the safety boots. Or is that your big toe showing
steel cap dumbass
Shhh there my work boots i didnt replace em till the cap fell outta em
