ARB Bull Bar - Conversion to accept winch

Alan,
The mounting cradle for my Ox (hydraulic) winch is bolted directly to the chassis rails (GU), completely independant of the (TJM) b/bar...
Presumably, this mount could be used for elect. winches as well, so the only modification you should have to make to your b/bar, would be to make an opening for the fairhead (if this is not already provided for)....

Regards, Ed. C.

Hey mate,

I enquired about doing this at Total 4x4 in Epping recently, and they suggested I contact Cheezy Racing to have the bar re-inforced and a whole cut for the fairlead.
Price was around the 300 buck mark. I also was going to have the bar lifted for a body lift which was going to cost another 300 odd, so have decided to not bother for now and have a tube bar built for the body lift when I do it....a around 800ish outright.

I'm sure my old Hilux ARB winch bar had the winch mounted to the bar...mayb it's an ARB thing?

Just as an aside, the ARB Winch bar only supports Warn electric winches. I found this out when fitting my Brawn 9500 to the bar. It fitted though but the cable roller pins did not line up so I didnt install them to the bar.

Al

ARB bars take the winch directly onto the bullbar (in the case of a winch bar). However TJM bars require a winch mount bracket which mounts the winch onto the chassis. This is the case for both Aluminium and Steel bars. I wouldnt mind guessing that their winch bracket for the Patrol GU would fit your vehicle and the ARB bar... then its just the case of cutting the hole in the bar.

Good Luck

Ceej

Hi Alan i have fitted a warn 8000lb winch to my gu4.2tdiuseing the genuine ali roo bar ,used a flat 3/8"" steel plate bolted onto chassis and radiator rails reasonably tight fit but is securly attached , cut 2 air slots outa front of bar and bolt roller radiator guides to front of roo bar have used it no probs(3L i think has different chassis rails)
Maurie

Thanks everyone for the suggestions - sounds like there is some hope afterall. I will start investgating.......
Alan