Shrockworks Lightweight Winch Mount Install - Warn Zeon 10 Winch

[emkeiz]

I'm still waiting on a front receiver mount. Hopefully that approach will let me mount a winch, front or rear, when needed and keep my ACC functional the other 99.9% of the time. One day...

If it wasn't for the ACC thing I would go this route in a heartbeat. Looks great!

Isnt there a ACC relocation bracket? Not sure, mines only an XL

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[emkeiz]

Anybody concerned with air flow once the winch is installed? How far is the winch from the radiator/intercooler? This one looks a little further away than the 589. Thoughts?

Sorry for the late reply. with this mount the plate that holds the winch is tilted towards the front of the truck which creates a really nice area for airflow up into the intercooler&radiator. I havent had any heat issues but I also live in a cool climate. Hope that helps

 

[FiresignScott]

Finally got the chance to get my Shrockworks bumper installed and I wanted to post a quick thread here to go over the process and some hiccups/unexpected things.

First off, it did take a while to get after ordering which isn't an issue but something to be aware of! The process also required a lot of cutting and grinding. In the long run, my Warn Zeon DID fit, but it took some fighting to get in there and it's snug. I also only used 2 of the provided bolts to re-attach my fx4 skid plate. I could not figure out where the other ones should have gone.. aside from the 4 that could have been used to mount the tow hooks (I used my oem bolts instead). All other holes were filled so I left the remaining 6 out. The instructions said they were to be used in reinstalling the OEM bumper, but I couldn't see how.

Anyway, as for the install....

A+ for packaging. It was approx 75 lbs.

Taking the OEM bumper off was easy with some guidance. I did follow ADD's guide to make sure I didn't miss anything. I had to keep re-reading the Shrockworks instructions to figure out just how much I needed to take off.. The answer is pretty much all the OEM plastic. the piece with the honeycomb get's trimmed and reused.

The winch plate went in nicely. It's actually angled forward to allow for proper clearance, which I thought was neat. As you can see, my Zeon fit in there VERY snugly. I ended up needing to bore out the holes that mount to the bottom of the frame rails because I couldn't scoot the mount towards the front of the truck any further, due to the winch size.

I also had to trim this plastic piece up to fit the winch body.

You have to trim a portion of the OEM bumper and some of the plastic pieces for reuse. Here's a pic of the metal part on loosely after I trimmed it.

I had to trim more of the plastic piece than what was called for in the instructions. I don't have a picture of it, but the piece is circled in the following pic. I just cut away the bottom (where the arrow is pointing) that would have sat where the Shrockworks shell is sitting.

And yes, I put a fairlead on!

Overall happy with the look. The install wasn't that bad and would go much more smoothly with a smaller winch. The instructions could have been more clear, but I've seen products come without instructions completely, so at least they provided some.

 

[FiresignScott]

Finally got the chance to get my Shrockworks bumper installed and I wanted to post a quick thread here to go over the process and some hiccups/unexpected things.

First off, it did take a while to get after ordering which isn't an issue but something to be aware of! The process also required a lot of cutting and grinding. In the long run, my Warn Zeon DID fit, but it took some fighting to get in there and it's snug. I also only used 2 of the provided bolts to re-attach my fx4 skid plate. I could not figure out where the other ones should have gone.. aside from the 4 that could have been used to mount the tow hooks (I used my oem bolts instead). All other holes were filled so I left the remaining 6 out. The instructions said they were to be used in reinstalling the OEM bumper, but I couldn't see how.

Anyway, as for the install....

A+ for packaging. It was approx 75 lbs.

Taking the OEM bumper off was easy with some guidance. I did follow ADD's guide to make sure I didn't miss anything. I had to keep re-reading the Shrockworks instructions to figure out just how much I needed to take off.. The answer is pretty much all the OEM plastic. the piece with the honeycomb get's trimmed and reused.

The winch plate went in nicely. It's actually angled forward to allow for proper clearance, which I thought was neat. As you can see, my Zeon fit in there VERY snugly. I ended up needing to bore out the holes that mount to the bottom of the frame rails because I couldn't scoot the mount towards the front of the truck any further, due to the winch size.

I also had to trim this plastic piece up to fit the winch body.

You have to trim a portion of the OEM bumper and some of the plastic pieces for reuse. Here's a pic of the metal part on loosely after I trimmed it.

I had to trim more of the plastic piece than what was called for in the instructions. I don't have a picture of it, but the piece is circled in the following pic. I just cut away the bottom (where the arrow is pointing) that would have sat where the Shrockworks shell is sitting.

And yes, I put a fairlead on!

Overall happy with the look. The install wasn't that bad and would go much more smoothly with a smaller winch. The instructions could have been more clear, but I've seen products come without instructions completely, so at least they provided some.

Great look and thanks for the right up on the install. I have a 2021 Ranger and have ordered that winch mount. I have a couple questions for you. What size is your Warn Winch 10-12k, dimensions. I need to buy a winch, but I don't see what the max rating is on the mount. Hoping to go with a 12k if it will fit, so if you know the dimensions on your model sounds like that is max. So you have to cut into the metal bumper, do you think that compromises the crash worthiness of the bumper? Did you paint the edges of the metal to prevent rusting? You reference ADD's in your install, what is that? Do you have the adaptive cruise control, if so how was the relocation? So you've had this on for awhile now, any issues with cooling or anything else? Thanks

 

[davewho]

I'm pickin up wut yur puttin down

Winch and bumper maybe 200 pounds total? weight is final factor for me because of my long term goals... waiting on GFC. me, wife, big dogs, camper and stuff i'm around 1300lbs and would like to keep as much "cushion" as possible

I’m in the middle of my install.

ShrockWorks Ultralight Winch Mount plus winch
Winch 76.0 (Smittybilt X2O GEN3 12K)
winch plate 15.4
Loop 33.6
Hardware 19.6 (includes remote, wires, etc)
Total 144.6 lbs

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