Jeep Toad w/Winch
We will be buying a 2015 Jeep JK Wrangler 2-door in a month or so that we will ocasionally flat tow behind our F-350 DRW / truck camper. Our Jeep will have a Warn winch. I have not yet decided whe...
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jrp wrote:
The original tow brackets (Roadmaster style) attached at the front upper end of the frame and had no impact on ground clearance. Once I replaced the stock bumper, the issue was that the new bumper used the same mounting holes in the frame as the Roadmaster tow brackets. The tow brackets couldn't be bolted on after the new bumper had used those mounting holes, or vice versa. Since the new bumper steel plate was just as strong as the frame steel, my solution was to go with different type tow brackets that mount right on the front of the after market bumper (with new drilled holes), but still matched my Roadmaster towbar attachments.
Yes, that is my concern; two aftermarket parts competeing for the same mounting holes. That would be a soultion if I went with an aftermarket heavy duty winch bumper (adding brackets directly to the bumper). A JK is wider than a TJ, but the concept is the same.
Did you run into any problems with the attachment point on the bumper being too high verse the hitch? I think there is some limit as to how much higher the towed vehicle attachment points can be verses the hitch.
