W/W vs WO/W

[Rebelpride]

I was mowing around the deuces this weekend and noticed that the lawnmower fit further under the winch truck than it did under the no winch truck. Does one sit a bit higher than the other?

 

[emmado22]

The winch adds about 450# to the very end of the front end, so it's going to sit a bit lower (maybe an 1 inch or so depending on the condition of your shocks)

 

[Offroadfabworks]

the winch trucks front bumper sits about 8" higher then the wo/w winch trucks. if you look at it the bumper is not dead infront of the frame with a winch it actually sits up higher

 

[Jake0147]

Shocks don't hold it up, springs do. So I'd expect it to be a touch lower under the cab steps and such, however the frame extensions do raise the front bumper considerably.

 

[Rebelpride]

I see, so the winch truck may squat a little from the winch, but the frame extensions give the illusion that it sits higher.

 

[tie6044]

I just swapped a winch this past weekend, the winch truck uses a regular bumper flipped upside down and it does sit higher than a stock one. The stock bumper slides directly over the frame, the winch bumper with extensions sits out and higher.

 

[BFR]

the deuce winch uses 2 brackets per side. These allow the winch to be mounted above the frame and move the bumper up and out.

 

[hole]

Brother Will noticed that last weekend while my Deuce was next to his. Mine is WO/W his W/W We measured them at the top of the wheel wells and his was 1 inch lower. Guess that extra 500 lbs makes a differance

 

[BFR]

the bumper would be mounted where the yellow rectangle is on a non winch truck

 

[steelandcanvas]

The winch adds about 450# to the very end of the front end, so it's going to sit a bit lower (maybe an 1 inch or so depending on the condition of your shocks)

Sorry, shocks don't do anything to hold the truck up, that's the job of the springs. Shocks dampen the spring's travel.

 

[Rebelpride]

Thanks for the enlightenment guys.