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Fitting a Winch Bumper?
« on: April 30, 2006, 14:23:06 »
When fitting a Winch Bumper how do you work out what springs/dampers to fit?

Lifted or Heavey Duty.?

Want to lift by an inch anyway.

This is what I'm hoping to Fit
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« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2006, 20:00:02 »
are you gonna fit a winch aswell ??

if so then get the heaviest rating you can get,

have a look on the paddocks site, they detail different springs for different jobs

i got the higher rated ones, before i fitted the winch and bumper to mine the ride was pretty harsh, but since eith the extra weight up front the rides rather nice, and with a good lift aswell, around the 1 1/2 mark 8)
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« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2006, 01:55:03 »
Thanks J.B.  will be fitting a winch not sure which one yet, will check out paddocks tomorrow.
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« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2006, 06:05:21 »
The way i did mine was, calculate the weight of the bumper, winch and cable. measure the existing height (any fixed point), load the front with weight (bags cement/sand), measure new front height, get springs to bring it back to original height and then add some for the new raised height required :lol:

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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2006, 07:32:51 »
If you speak to Scorpion(i dont know anyone else that has them on the shelf) they can give you the right spring weight straight away. The progressive springs give a far better ride than some of the alternatives.
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Winch Bumper
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2006, 11:53:10 »
Colin, like the bumper, what make is it? would like one like that, can you tell me were you had it from.

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« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2006, 17:28:45 »
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Colin, like the bumper, what make is it? would like one like that, can you tell me were you had it from.

                       Thanks Keith.

Hi Keith its a TJM (Australiain company) aluminium bull bar with a steel winch tray added,

I think it looks the dogs danglees  8)  spoted it on Ebay last Thursday with 10 hours to go, not bad for £260.

TJM bumpers are aviliable here, try a company called Landrox (I think thats them.)

But you'll be lucky to get it in bare ali, when I spoke the orginal importers a cople of years ago at the peterbough show he said they only do them in Black now.

Have been seaching the web for ages to track one down.
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« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2006, 17:56:37 »
Thanks Colin, off to search the web for that company / bumper.
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« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2006, 12:28:53 »
Hi

TJM bumpers are available from www.overlandexpeditioncompany.com.  Their site lists all the models that you can get and I believe most, if not all, are available ex-stock.  You won't get an e-blag bargain though - a steel model (but looks the same) for the Disco 2 costs around £640 with the winch tray about another £100!

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