KMA Bumper + XRC Winch

[Hpimichael02]

It's a craftsman,

But holy moly FML my car went from 37" tall being gangsta to only 35.5" jees time to upgrade to stiffer front springs

It never ends does it ?:)

[teebes]

It took me a while ands few beers but I finally did it man now I'm darn beat lol, the actual install only took an hour though lol

Nice! I also can't believe they didn't have the holes predrilled, seems kinda lazy. Are there different size fairleads (as far as mounts)??


So how heavy was that bumper, anyway? How much of it is 1/4 stock?

[teebes]

Yea it's the xrc 8 after reading allot of reviews it seems a good winch and works after being in water, but I'm just nervous that a 8k 5.5 hp won't cut it, any ideas?

If you're worried, buy snatch blocks. You should have some on hand anyway for off angle pulls.

+1.. And extra shackles... The lower up front price of the winch helps with all the secondary 'schtuff' you should get

[Regulator1175]

Unless your drill is a total POS, 1/4" steel shouldn't be a big problem. Start with a smaller pilot hole and use progressively larger bits to open the holes up.

what kind of drill do you have that can't handle 1/4" steel??

His drill:



Very nice looking bumper! It does stick out a bit to far for my taste, but still very nice!

[Hpimichael02]

The total combined weight is around 260lbs the packing slip said 155 PBS for the bumper and around 95 for the winch

[fishsticks]

Did you get steel line? Make sure you go out and stretch it before you actually use the winch. You'll thank yourself when you need it.

[Hpimichael02]

Thanks guys good ideas,

Fishsticks what do u mean stretch it ??

[Trail X]

Combined the two threads that kept going back and forth on the same subject.

Fish, I think that's only syn line that needs to be stretched. Steel is pretty good as is.

[fishsticks]

Combined the two threads that kept going back and forth on the same subject.

Fish, I think that's only syn line that needs to be stretched. Steel is pretty good as is.

My understanding was just the opposite, as steel strand can bird's nest. I don't own a winch though... just going off what I (thought I) read.

[Hpimichael02]

Thanks James i was ohh noo my threads got deleted but looked again lol it makes sense lol, so now there's two kma bumpers that are on here both look great lol , but I can't wait to go out and test it but , I'm trying to watch videos of how the snatch block works lol and other techniques the only good part of the iPhone is you tube in my pocket lol

[teebes]

She's sexy now lol, just don't know how to make the holes for the fair lead the holes need to be big lol and i don't have a drill bit that will do it needless to say it would kill my drill since it's 1/4" thick steel ( any ideas I thought I could use the highest heat with slow slow wire speed to almost act like a plasma but my welder isn't strong enough any ideas ? I wish they put the holes in at the factory on the bumper ((((

Congrats! Another plus on thta bumper design is how low the winch sits in reltion to your grill. I have a ton of blockage on mine and wonder if it leads to higher under the hood temps when crawling.


So, did you get a chance to do some test pulls??

[Hpimichael02]

I'm doing them today

[Trail X]

I have a ton of blockage on mine and wonder if it leads to higher under the hood temps when crawling.

Do you see higher coolant temps on the highway in 90+ heat? With my hellas installed, my water temp creeps over 225 F. So I've resorted to removing the big lights during the peak of summer.

[teebes]

I have a ton of blockage on mine and wonder if it leads to higher under the hood temps when crawling.

Do you see higher coolant temps on the highway in 90+ heat? With my hellas installed, my water temp creeps over 225 F. So I've resorted to removing the big lights during the peak of summer.

Only during slow crawling hith high 80/90 temps never during highway speeds. I actually replaced my fan clutch recently as I did receive some p1481/4 codes. I hope to do some slow crawling this weekend for some more testing. Really contemplating hood vents and an extra dc fan...

[Hpimichael02]

First pull test up a somewhat steep driveway hooked to my oak tree with and with out the ebrak on in grass and not a problem )

[Trail X]

First pull test up a somewhat steep driveway hooked to my oak tree with and with out the ebrak on in grass and not a problem )

I know you're kinda new to the winch game... which is why I ask this. Did you use a tree strap? If not, you should get one.

[Hpimichael02]

I'm gonna get blasted but I don't have one but I put a d shackle on a tow strap and stapes it around and did it that way , but my snatch block and assorted straps are in the mail

[fishsticks]

Recovery strap + D shackle = acceptable tree strap.

What do you think people do when the tree is too big around to fit the strap?

[Hpimichael02]

Lol that's one thing I don't deal with 95% of trees on trails here are no bigger than 3' diameter 99% of those are a type of pine tree lol here in Florida, I need a pull pal , anyone selling there's lol

[TangoBravo]

There were some good points brought up on this thread, too bad it was so painfull to read I couldn't finish it. Im not tryin to be mean or anything but man can someone do some proof reading first? It is a sweet bumper but I couldn't understand half of what was written.