So along with my body lift I'm making a new front bumper for more front end clearance. I'm sticking with the stock upper Steel part though. Making a new lower half. Does anyone know if the front bumper could handle towing my d up a hill or through mud as long as I added a winch plate?

 

prob not over several uses its always a good idea to find a way to have your winch plate tie into the frame. The front bumper isn't really meant to hold a lot of weight really just to dampen the force of a front end collision. It would prob work for a while but I wouldn't trust it especially if your winch is whats keeping you and your rig from flipping endlessly down a big hill.

 

yea i agree winch plates mounts need to tie into the frame in order to stay effective

 

Alright thanks guys.

 

Yeah when i hit a deer it bent the mounts back, couldn't imagine pulling on those mounts........

 

If you do decided to mount a winch on the OEM bumper ... Please make a youtube video of you first pull for the rest of us enjoyment later...