bolting down a winch

mack · Mar 20, 2005

well, i went to mount my winch today, but the winch had no hardware so i had hanson enterprises send me a fairlead mount w/hardware. the bold comes from underneath the winch. the problem is, there's no way to tighten the nuts/bolts thru the top of the winch (next to the cable). You can't get a wrench on the nut. Does anyone know where you can get the square (original) nuts/bolts for the Warn x8000i winch??:wierd:

any help is appreciated!!!

hoytinak · Mar 20, 2005

You can get them at your local Lowe's Hardware or HomeDepot.

mack · Mar 20, 2005

wow, didn't think they would have something like that, kinda funny asking for some square nut's :laugh3:

hoytinak · Mar 20, 2005

yeah i didn't think they'd have them either but warn didn't send enough with my winch....so I thought i'd check Lowe's out and they had them.
Trevor

mack · Mar 20, 2005

where do i start to look? and what size to look for?

hoytinak said:
yeah i didn't think they'd have them either but warn didn't send enough with my winch....so I thought i'd check Lowe's out and they had them.
Trevor

hoytinak · Mar 20, 2005

They have a section of nothing but bolts and nuts....i think they were in the specialty drawers, not too sure but you'll see pictures on the drawers.
Trevor

junkxj · Mar 20, 2005

I am sure you already know this, but make sure you get the best bolts you can find. I think a grade 8 would work, but the stronger the better. I am not sure what ones you will find at the local stores, just dont buy the cheapest ones. Like I said before, I am sure you already know this, but just in case.

mack · Mar 20, 2005

yeah, i already have grade8 bolt's, i just need the right nut's:laugh3:

RNMedic · Mar 20, 2005

mack said:
yeah, i already have grade8 bolt's, i just need the right nut's:laugh3:

what size are they???

mack · Mar 20, 2005

well got it done today, just waiting on my new amsteel rope and fairlead.

Ronbo · Mar 21, 2005

I thought Hanson had dropped production of XJ bumpers, but there it is.
Looks nice.

mack · Mar 21, 2005

no, i talked to Paul at hanson, not only do they still make a new front, but they have rears too, and are going to be doing rocker guards. he sent me some pics,

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