Your good fortune is the great flanged set up Ford has given you on the front flanged frame horns: certainly much better than the awkward bare frame horns on a Gen II Dodge. My Warn Winch carrier came with the nuts welded on tempered wires to feed them through holes in the frame.
Some more to consider if going with a front motorcycle carrier:
1. The need for more leaves in the front pack to carry the added load, maybe 400 pounds, total. Do not use air bags or coil springs. I added 3" coils to the front of my truck to carry the estimated extra 250 pound load of the winch, radiator saver, and Tomba Burro.
2. My Warn Winch carrier has a one piece 3/8" plate floor and front roller fair lead plate. To carry stuff on the front I used my floor jack to press a 2" receiver tube to the bottom of the carrier and used 7018 rod to permanently weld it up. So far, only a couple bicycles have taken up residence, but I'm sure a small load up there would survive.
3. My bro has one on his '99 F-250: For off road use, he welded a 2" spacer to hold it higher. The rack is by China Freight.
