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Offline fony3

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Winch Plate Material
« on: June 03, 2009, 12:55:03 AM »
My buddy and I were discussing the fabrication of our own winch plate. I have found a couple online that are 1/4 inch steel, is that pretty standard? Are the four holes for the tow hooks on stock bumpers the only mounting points necessary?

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Offline BlackYJ

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Re: Winch Plate Material
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2009, 07:24:25 AM »
The 4 holes on the frame with grade 8 bolts is sufficient
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Offline w squared

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Re: Winch Plate Material
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2009, 09:32:04 AM »
I know that Warn specifies grade 5...but I'm with Blackyj on this one. I use Grade 8. If you do a search, you'll find a thred no this site that contains some good links that explain the different grades of hardware, and debunk some of the myths floating around about things like Grade 8 bolts being too brittle.

I can't think of a situation where you'll regret going with better quality hardware.
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Offline Crunch

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Re: Winch Plate Material
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2009, 04:30:13 PM »
Hey
I've got a couple of front Tow Hooks you can have if you need them
                                           FREE
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