kafka1983

Anybody have pics of the WARN PowerPlant Dual Force HP - 9500 installed on either an ARB or AEV front bumper to give me a sense of how high it rides. I'd appreciate it.

boots

kafka1983,

The Warn Powerplant will NOT fit into the AEV front bumper. It WILL fit into the ARB however.....

I have the Powerplant installed into an ARB Deluxe front bumper. just check out the photo's in "My Project-JK Gallery"......

kafka1983

Thanks Boots. Looks great. I appreciate the heads up on the incompatibility with the AEV bumper. Any issues with airflow to the radiator? What mods did you do to to the suspension to support the weight of the ARB bumper and winch? Last question. In MA, we're required to have front license plates too. What did you do to mount your front plate over the fairlead?

SMP_70

The ARB bumper includes a flip-up license plate holder. Very handy!

chuck45

Take a look at this RockHard 4x4 bumper and how the Warn rides. It's what I have on my JK and when sitting side by side with JK's with the ARB and the AEV they both look too big and bulbous in comparison.

The link is http://www.rockhard4x4parts.com/fron...r-full-jk.html

Thew PP sits down nicely between the frame rails.



Take a look at the approach angle. Mine is better than 60%. Look at how clean the bends are.


See how well the Warn PP is tucked in with no unneccessary overhang. The welds are flawless.


It takes the factory foglights and is built out of 1/4" steel. It's hell for stout and the hardest thing about installing it is ripping the old plastic POS off. Unlike the AEV which is an 8 hr install for a shop. And the damnedest thing is the bumper is 799 and you can get it from Northridge with free shipping.

kafka1983

Great pics. How's the access to the winch for repairs? Is it removable w/o taking off the bumper?

chuck45

Yes, the winch can be taken off without removing the bumper. The PP has 4 bolts coming up from the bottom and it sits on a well braced plate. The Jeep in the pics is not mine; it belongs to Lewis who owns RockHard. FWIW I kind of like it when the designer and manufacturer of a product for the JK owns and uses a JK. He's had it over the Rubicon too.

At ant rate, on my JK I installed the bumper and then the winch. That made it a one man job. I suppose you could put the winch on the bumper and then the bumper on but you would need a hoist or help.

If you did have to take off the bumper it's a matter of eight easilly accessible bolts.

boots

Used a 3/4" coil spacer to make up for the weight of the Powerplant. As SMP_70 said, it comes with a flip-up plate holder.

No issues with cooling in the Summer heat at all.....

kafka1983

Thanks Chuck. Thanks Boots. The WPP with the ARB and Rock Hard both look great. Now all have I have to do is start pricing the whole kit out (with both bumpers) and figure out which rear bumper/tire carrier I want. So many choices, so little time and money.

mmcan

But I'm glad you didn't bc I really like this!!!