As this forum has been a wealth of information, I wanted to share my latest upgrade to the Ghost-Runner. I recently purchased a SSS Slimline Hybrid Bumper and an Engo 9000 synthetic rope winch during a Black Friday sale weekend through two separate vendors. Both arrived around the same time and the work began.
I purchased the bumper in a raw steel finish to save money and painted it myself. Two coats of POR 15, since I run my rig on the salty coast of Corpus Christi, and 3 light coats of Rustoleom semi gloss black perfected the look. Product fitment, hardware and directions where superb. I was able to install it myself using a jack and some patience.
Engo winch with synthetic rope was a great deal that I couldn't pass up so I pulled the trigger. During installation I had some issues remounting the solenoid box, however thanks to
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I was able to come up with a solution as pictured below by purchasing some sheet metal and a few bolts from Lowes.
Bottom line, an Engo 9000 winch fits in a SSS slimline Hybrid bumper with a soinoid mounted on a grill support with a piece of sheet metal bent around the box attached to a grill support. Now my problem....
I believe the weight of the winch and solenoid added approximately 140 pounds to the front suspension and I definitely see and feel the sagging. Those of using a similar setup, what suspension upgrades did you use to combat the problem and why? Thanks in advance.