I got it....
You scraped your license frame on a steep climb? How steep was it? (Are
trying to climb trees again? hehehe) :)
With any "offroad" trips that require some (more than the average) climbs,
I would definately recommend some sort of added ground clearance. (Body,
Suspension, and/or tires)
At 09:43 AM 05/14/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Yeah, the picture they have with the Chevy puts the winch
>in a good location, but that's a custom bumper. I figure
>that if you were going to adapt a kit for the Dak that the
>recievers would have to be placed in the lower grille,
>therefore possibly limiting approach angles depending on
>how far it stuck out and how much lift you have on the
>truck . . . obviously not a problem for you Bernd with the
>Fabtech. I know it would limit me because I've actually
>scraped my old license plate bracket (it's now removed) at
>the base of a steep climb. Anyway, just wanted to clarify
>what I was babbl'n about.
>
>Later,
>JY
>
>--- "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net> wrote:
>> Approach angle isn't that much of a problem since you're
>> using the tires to
>> get over the obstacles...not the bumper or winch. The
>> Superwinch looks
>> like it's in the same position as the "Hide-A-Winch"
>> bumpers...again...not
>> a problem with approach angles.
>>
>>
>>
>> At 08:09 AM 05/14/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>> >Check out Superwinch's model that gives you 9000 lbs
>> >capacity on the front--note that it says the rear is
>> >limited by your hitch load capacity. Anyway, here it
>> is:
>> >http://www.superwinch.com/smount.htm
>> >Still, approach angle is an issue. I think that ideally
>> >I'd like to have a custom bumper on the front and in the
>> >rear, both with dual reciever mounts, with the front one
>> >placing the winch higher. I'm thinking a tubular, baja
>> >look. Anybody do custom tube bending for cheap? I can
>> >dream can't I.
>> >
>> >JY
>> >
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