Mounting bulldog winch on rc4wd jk rampage bumper

[uclabruins89]

Anyone have any tips for mounting the bulldog winch on the rc4wd jk rampage bumper? Theres four holes but seems like you can only bolt the 2 back ones. If you were able to mount it, which screws and nuts did you use?

Thanks

[kakachille]

I mounted one left corner and one right front had to screw in at a angle but it straightend its self out lol

[uclabruins89]

Originally Posted by kakachille

I mounted one left corner and one right front had to screw in at a angle but it straightend its self out lol

Did you use nuts on the rear only then? I guess I just gotta find screws with the same thread. The ones I bought are the wrong threading i just wanna install it!

[kakachille]

I didn't use nuts on any the screws I ussed were from a axial kit and it hold it in place firm it been rolled and everything

[BuhBoombuh]

This bumper correct?

The threads in the bumper are m3 but the plate for bulldog winch needs to be threaded to m3 because they are 2mm holes. A buttonhead m3 x 4 or 5mm will do just fine on all 4 corners. no need to put lock nuts on them if you got all four.

I did have to take a 2mm allen wrench and file the short side down to get to all the screws in a decent manner. Not stripping them to be exact

[uclabruins89]

Yeah that same bumper. Thanks for the info on the screws I need, I bought m2.5 so hopefully my LHS has them dont wanna wait until next week =P

Edit: p.s., the rubicon looks sweet, love the color. Are your front tires backwards or do you run the treads backwards? Those are the stock tires wheels and foams?

[BuhBoombuh]

Yepp stock wheel-tire-foam with all this added weight up front the tires get a bit squashy now, good for crawling and climbing bad for turning radius. I do run a 10 ounce battery behind the front shock tower though

Thanks the paint is tamiya ts-46. I have been experimenting with them turned around, so far with them turned on the front I notice better grab on the rocks.

[uclabruins89]

Originally Posted by BuhBoombuh

The threads in the bumper are m3 but the plate for bulldog winch needs to be threaded to m3 because they are 2mm holes. A buttonhead m3 x 4 or 5mm will do just fine on all 4 corners. no need to put lock nuts on them if you got all four.

Are you sure they are m3? I had bought m2.5 and they seemed too large, seems like the holes would be m2?? Or is mine just different?

[uclabruins89]

Originally Posted by uclabruins89

Are you sure they are m3? I had bought m2.5 and they seemed too large, seems like the holes would be m2?? Or is mine just different?

Im dumb. They are M2.5, I had to screw through the black coating material which got into the hole. I thought I was rethreading it with how hard I had to screw it in but after clearing the stuff out it went in and out easily. Just so others know, M2.5 screws work

[BuhBoombuh]

M3 screws went right in on mine, I ran a M3 threader through them and got the black paint out first though.

Good to see your back on pace have fun with it.

[uclabruins89]

Originally Posted by BuhBoombuh

M3 screws went right in on mine, I ran a M3 threader through them and got the black paint out first though.

Good to see your back on pace have fun with it.

Back off pace =P i was screwing the M2.5 in and out to clear the black paint, and torqued off one of the screw heads . Now i gotta find a small screw extractor blahhhhh lol