Winch Wizard

[rheaslip]

If I could go back in time, I would have installed my own winch. I wouldn't have let the dealer install the factory warn winch in the lower crammed position. But I can't. So I bought a new bumper from EMP and installed the factory warn winch on top the bumper. Much better! But this warn winch made for Honda, doesn't have a place to attach a fairlead. Shouldn't that be standard? Anyone with any ideas? I haven't used the winch in this new setting but I wonder if I may get some unwanted behaviour. Welcome your advice, as I have thought about just fixing my original problem, with a new winch.

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[Bighat]

Just weld brackets on the bumper or bolt them on to hold the fairlead. Here's a picture of mine.

 

[HondaTech]

If I could go back in time, I would have installed my own winch. I wouldn't have let the dealer install the factory warn winch in the lower crammed position. But I can't. So I bought a new bumper from EMP and installed the factory warn winch on top the bumper. Much better! But this warn winch made for Honda, doesn't have a place to attach a fairlead. Shouldn't that be standard? Anyone with any ideas? I haven't used the winch in this new setting but I wonder if I may get some unwanted behaviour. Welcome your advice, as I have thought about just fixing my original problem, with a new winch.View attachment 356118

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They design it to be used with the bumper mounted fairlead.

Alot of cheaper winches come with the universal mount plate that includes a fairlead mount, but they always get tossed when mounting using the model specific mount plate.

 

[Mudder]

Thinking I used this for my Strongmade bumper and 3500 lb winch, been over 5 years ago. Might have had to drill a new mounting hole.??

 

[FuzzyGrub]

I have the Strongmade bumber and 3500 Superwinch. The fairlead mounts directly to winch.

It seems like it wouldn't be hard to mount yours to the bumper, or use the HF bracket above.

 

[driller]

I wouldn't have let the dealer install the factory warn winch in the lower crammed position.

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I'm soon going to install a winch and was thinking of the factory setup.

What did you dislike about it?

 

[IdahoSxS]

I'm soon going to install a winch and was thinking of the factory setup.

What did you dislike about it?

I have the same question. Did you get an answer? What did you end up doing? I've got a quote to have one installed but haven't moved forward yet.

 

[trigger]

I have the same question. Did you get an answer? What did you end up doing? I've got a quote to have one installed but haven't moved forward yet.

Factory winch is a Warn, which is a good winch but expensive. When you get into that price range there are other options. Superwinch, KFI, Viper... Factory location is down low in the front bumper, which is good for a low pull but not ideal for keeping your winch out of the mud and crap. Not an ideal location for plowing either, if you're thinking of using it for that. Just my 2c.

 

[IdahoSxS]

Thanks, that is helpful info.

 

[JMynes]

A high winch will try to lever your wheels deeper into the mud, whereas a low winch will tend to lift them, if you can get at it in all the slop.

 

[Bighat]

A high winch will try to lever your wheels deeper into the mud, whereas a low winch will tend to lift them, if you can get at it in all the slop.

Just hook it higher on the tree.

 

[MI-Trailblazer]

Looking at EMP's website it looks like the pictures of that bumper with a winch mounted to it show EMP's winch mounting plate in there, but it does not say on the page that the winch plate is needed to mount a winch with fairlead.