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Pirate4x4
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24 Jul 2014 17:50 #120615 by Pirate4x4

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Hasa anyboddy of you fitted a Red Winch on your Jimnys??
I have a Jimny with ARB Bullbar and want to fit a Red winch Cobra , its nearly the same size as a Hornet!

DOes anyboddy has pics of a Jimny with a Red winch??

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24 Jul 2014 18:14 #120617 by TomDK

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The new Cobra is roughly the same size as a Warn 8274.
I have a 8274 fitted, but it does require some modifications to the front end to make room for it.

You need to cut away the crossmember of the body that holds the wings together. Else the winch wil sit pretty far out front. It would be much easier to install the Viper winch. It has the same specs as the Cobra, but is a low mount winch.

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24 Jul 2014 18:19 #120619 by Pirate4x4

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What did you do with the crossmember then?? The Viper is very wide!! do you have some picsof your front peace

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24 Jul 2014 18:39 #120621 by Pirate4x4

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I saw your car.. but better pics closer up also under the hood would be great... The Viper is very wide and then I had to remove the fasteing point for the bullbar.. and that would be more difficult to fix..

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24 Jul 2014 19:13 - 24 Jul 2014 19:14 #120625 by TomDK

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Pirate4x4 wrote: What did you do with the crossmember then?? The Viper is very wide!! do you have some picsof your front peace

I've welded some 1½" tubing between the front wings up close to the radiator, instead of the original crossmember. That way there's room for the 8274 winch

I'll see if I can find some better pics

Are you sure the Viper is wider than a standard 9500lbs low mount winch ? I know it look pretty wide, but is it really?

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24 Jul 2014 19:24 #120626 by Pirate4x4

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Jepp... the reason is that the brakes are outside the drum, total of 63,5 cm..

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