Making a Good Design Better:
Is the thought of having a winch for recovery appealing, but the cost, weight, and/or styling of a full replacement bumper is not? A Factory Bumper Winch Mount is your solution.
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So, why a Factory Bumper Winch Mount?
> Cost: The winch mount is priced several hundred dollars cheaper than a full replacement bumper. This means you can potentially buy the mount AND a winch for approximately the same cost as just a new bumper.
> Weight: At 58 pounds, the winch mount weighs less than half the weight of any current aftermarket bumper options. Deduct the factory parts (stock bumper, 26 lbs, and tow hook, 4 lbs) and your net gain is a mere 28 lbs – about the same weight as a few gallons of milk. Choosing a winch with a synthetic line can result in an overall gain of less than 100 lbs.
> Style: While it is not for everybody, some folks actually like the factory bumper and styling. This mount retains the factory look while adding a low profile winch, better front recovery points, and room for a pair of aftermarket lights. Additionally, I personally have never run into any approach angle/clearance problems with the stock bumper, and factory angles are not compromised with this mount.
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Design essentials:
> Heavy duty 1/4” steel construction.
> Bolt-on installation through factory-threaded holes, 4 bolts per side. New hardware provided.
> Steel angle is used extensively to allow components to “stack” onto one another, providing a greater weld area and, thus, tremendously greater strength. I firmly believe this is the strongestway to mount a winch onto your Xterra.
A few design revision highlights:
> 3” x 2” rectangular steel “bumper wings” have been added to extend the overall width of the mount to more closely match the factory steel bumper coverage.
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> 1/2” thick shackle mounts extend the full depth of the winch mount and are fully welded to the frame mounts and winch tray.
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> Winch tray width has been increased to provide lateral support of the new shackle mounts and increase winch clearance, and tabs (not shown) have been added for mounting a pair of aftermarket lights.
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> Lower frame brackets are provided as bolt-on pieces for installation tolerance and reduced shipping size. Note: Two new holes (not shown) for assembly bolts must be drilled in each lower bracket during installation; guide holes are provided in the winch mount for marking new hole locations.
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> Mounting brackets have been added to accommodate the factory radiator skid plate. When you are ready to upgrade, both the Shrockworks and NXRocks radiator skid plates are fully compatible with the winch mount.
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