Winch ponderings

[Quetico]

For Christmas my wife surprised me with a Warn 8000 winch. I had been thinking about adding a winch to the truck, but it's not something that I can see myself actually needing very often. I can only think of one time that I've needed a pull (and I might not have needed that if I had my TE). Then a friend gave me a BB winch plate after his bumper upgrade, so now I have everything that I need!

My questions are:

1.) Will the added weight of the winch + plate have any impact on the driving dynamics of the truck? I've never owned a winch, so I was fairly surprised by how heavy they are. And the plate is heavy duty as well.

2.) Should I plan on needing any suspension upgrades after the install? I am currently stock with KDSS in that regard.

3.) Where do you guys recommend mounting the control box?

I really enjoy the truck and how it drives, so I just want to be sure that I'm not sacrificing anything in that regard by adding the extra weight up front. Thanks for any thoughts.

 

[Jeremy556]

1: Yes. You are adding a significant amount of weight to the point farthest in front of the front axle.
2: Yes. 5100s on the first setting to preload the spring a bit are the minimum I would consider to maintain ride height and handling.
3: Inside the engine compartment, with a warn wireless controller.

If you have steel cable, you can switch out to synthetic for a substantial weight savings.