RC High Winch Mount & Winch Install w/ Control Box Relocation

[BroncoAZ]

I saw one of these mounts on a 2021 Bronco for sale at my local Chevy dealer, it was brown with rust and looked terrible.

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[Hossamus Prime]

I saw one of these mounts on a 2021 Bronco for sale at my local Chevy dealer, it was brown with rust and looked terrible.

oof, first I've seen one rusted up like that.

 

[Mishra42]

Well I did, issue went away on it’s own the next day. Ready for the weekend now.

Nice! I feel like an extra inch or two on the wiring harness would make a big difference.

 

[LanceIto]

Awesome thread. Thanks guys!!!! Few months out from my purchase/install.

Question? Has any one pulled on this thing yet? Curious on the strength. Might go with a 9.5K vs 12K to not overload the mount. Thoughts or experience????

 

[kevin.gt]

Awesome thread. Thanks guys!!!! Few months out from my purchase/install.

Question? Has any one pulled on this thing yet? Curious on the strength. Might go with a 9.5K vs 12K to not overload the mount. Thoughts or experience????

I believe Tricky has pulled a couple times and bent the mounting plates on the frame horns. After beefing up with frame reinforcements, I think the high mount became the weak point, but I might be wrong about that

 

[Hossamus Prime]

I believe Tricky has pulled a couple times and bent the mounting plates on the frame horns. After beefing up with frame reinforcements, I think the high mount became the weak point, but I might be wrong about that

Yeah @Tricky Mike bent his frame a bit and now has made an sells reinforcements. If i remember right he forgot to install the spacers and was winching a large degree angle down i think?

I haven't heard of any others, and I have not put a big load on mine yet, I went with this 13K winch here.

But reinforcements on it is an excellent idea if you expect using it a lot and not going to hurt anything.

 

[LanceIto]

This bracket looks cantilevered off the fr frame horns; has anyone tried bolting the top plate to the bumper to tie it in???

 

[Aman]

This bracket looks cantilevered off the fr frame horns; has anyone tried bolting the top plate to the bumper to tie it in???

I don't believe the bumper will be able withstand the forces involved. I suggest buying the Tricky Motorsports Frame Horn Reinforcement Kit. I haven't installed mine yet but am considering sourcing longer bolts to simplify things and maybe take advantage of some double shear action.

@Tricky Mike, do you see any downside to using two long bolts through the frame as opposed to the four shorter ones that are included?

 

[Tricky Mike]

I don't believe the bumper will be able withstand the forces involved. I suggest buying the Tricky Motorsports Frame Horn Reinforcement Kit. I haven't installed mine yet but am considering sourcing longer bolts to simplify things and maybe take advantage of some double shear action.

@Tricky Mike, do you see any downside to using two long bolts through the frame as opposed to the four shorter ones that are included?

I wouldn't unless you put a sleeve in the frame. You can't get proper torque on a bolt through an open box section.

 

[LanceIto]

I wouldn't unless you put a sleeve in the frame. You can't get proper torque on a bolt through an open box section.

agreed

 

[Aman]

I wouldn't unless you put a sleeve in the frame. You can't get proper torque on a bolt through an open box section.

agreed

Ah yes, duh. My brain was very slow Friday.

Thank you both, I will install with the supplied hardware. Probably not worth fabricating sleeves that fit perfectly.

 

[UncleBuck]

I'm in the overall planning phase of final install of my RC high winch mount and I've got all my components in. I'm planning to add a Warn Power Interrupt solenoid to send power to the winch when I need it and for an extra level of safety. I want to mount to the battery box. Anyone think that's a god or bad idea?

Here are my mock up pics:

So I want to mount here. There are already holes in the bracket. I can drill out more to change angles.

This is the front of the battery box without the solenoid. As you can see, at some point I splashed through something big and got a little water in there. I don't think it would be a huge problem.

I plan to power the solenoid off the prewired front upfitter wire at the grill. It's close and easy access for powering on from an aux switch when I need to winch.


So that's my plan. It puts the solenoid close to the battery terminal and its a convenient location for access and replacement if needed. Anyone smarter than me think that's a good or bad idea?

Also @Tricky Mike I sprayed some paint on your frame horn reinforcements. Hoping to get them installed this week. They seem solid!

 

[robepa]

I'm in the overall planning phase of final install of my RC high winch mount and I've got all my components in. I'm planning to add a Warn Power Interrupt solenoid to send power to the winch when I need it and for an extra level of safety. I want to mount to the battery box. Anyone think that's a god or bad idea?

Here are my mock up pics:

So I want to mount here. There are already holes in the bracket. I can drill out more to change angles.

This is the front of the battery box without the solenoid. As you can see, at some point I splashed through something big and got a little water in there. I don't think it would be a huge problem.

I plan to power the solenoid off the prewired front upfitter wire at the grill. It's close and easy access for powering on from an aux switch when I need to winch.


So that's my plan. It puts the solenoid close to the battery terminal and its a convenient location for access and replacement if needed. Anyone smarter than me think that's a good or bad idea?

Also @Tricky Mike I sprayed some paint on your frame horn reinforcements. Hoping to get them installed this week. They seem solid!

I did almost the exact same thing with an AL plate and a Blue Sea Systems solenoid wired to the up fitter switches. Works great!

 

[UncleBuck]

I did almost the exact same thing with an AL plate and a Blue Sea Systems solenoid wired to the up fitter switches. Works great!

That's awesome! I'm glad someone else is thinking about this spot. I like your mount plate. I might fab up something like that and get my solenoid a little higher.

 

[Ocnorb]

Here you go. Finished trimming the bolt covers the other day. All finished.

This looks really good but, does anyone else notice the misalignment of the winch vs. the ends of the sensor mounts? I feel like every photo has this. My OCD is a nightmare I guess, but it's really bothering me

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