Well, there's not very much free space under there to work with.
However... one thing that I've considered is that when I do lift the '95, I
don't think a 33" spare is going to fit up where the spare is now. I was
planning on mounting the spare in the bed. I've been trying to figure out
if there was something useful I could do with the empty space where a tire
used to be.
Hmmm.....
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Jason Bleazard jbleazard@home.com Toronto, Ontario
current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg. Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 Club Cab V8/5.2L/Auto
RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 Club Cab V6/3.9L/Auto
> Would it be possible to mount the winch up underneath the bed? Maybe
> mount it on a crossmember, or weld up a beefier crossmember between the
> frame rails if nescessary? Then what you'd do is to run the cable out
> the back of the truck (through pullies or eyes if nescessary), so the
> only thing hanging out the back would be the hook... You'd lose a few
> feet off the entire cable length, but you wouldn't have to worry
> about your approach angle, and it should be out of harm's way up
> under the bed. (You could put a skid plate on it if you really wanted
> to, but you'd bend your driveshaft before you hit the winch I should
> think...) Also, from a security standpoint, no one would even know you
> had a winch on your truck; it'd be completely invisible. :-)
>
> Ok, back to reality, I guess. :-) I dunno; seems like it would work,
> but I may be overlooking something.
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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