Winch height

[Tentman]

Hello Folks

My SWB Safari has a ECB front bar/nudge setup, it looks substantial but is the usual alloy “eye-candy”. Having said that I kinda like it, and despite the fact that it reduces the approach angle, I want to keep it, at least till it does get hung up and wrecked.

I’m making up a chassis extension to sit behind it to take recovery hooks and a winch.

I can either put the winch behind the bar (without further reducing the approach angle), or high up (in front of the grill) above the bar.

So any thoughts – is a winch best as low as possible, or is higher preferable, what are the compromises ??

Thanks

[catalystracing]

Hi Tentman,
Im just going through the same process, there is a lot of discussion on the forums here about mounting winches. Do a search and take what you need from them and adapt to suit yourself.

Start here http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12102&hilit=runva

Cheers

[Tentman]

B*gger - I did do a search but didn't see that thread, its just what I needed - so thanks. Now I just look dumb but at least I'm now a tiny bit more informed than I was before . . . .

Cheers

[catalystracing]

All good, I look dumb most of the time