The Rodeo's plastic bumper presets a whole set of problems if you want a winch behind the stock bumper. Just find yourself a rear Rodeo reciever hitch from the junk yard for the Rodeo and modify it for the front. Mine was really not that hard to make fit up front. If you have a brush gaurd on the front the winch it will look more at home. (EDIT NOTE: I just read where you already have a Smitty Built Brush Gaurd so your good there.) But your approach angle will suffer. So remember, if you are going to crawl straight up put the winch inside first. I don't remember ever taking mine off to go up an obstacle when the winch was on the reciever hitch. I did have to remove it to put my tow bar on to flat tow it though. A set of quick dissconnects for the electrics is a must.


Something the Troopers Guys may want to know.

I figured out how to put an 8,000 lb. winch behind the 1st Gen Troopers stock bumper without too much fuss. I don't have any pictures of it right now but if there is an interest I'll take some and post up a few.
It is covered by the stock 1 Gen bumper with the fairlead hole cut through it. It ties into the front frame.
Just something I did for Melissas Trooper. The front valance did need some massaging for it to fit though!
But, it lools good and is well hidden. And the controls are still accessable.


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