Thanks for the idea. Right now I am settling in on a Warn M8000 winch which has great reviews on a number of sites and can be had for $600. There is a bumper I am looking at mfgr by Oylympic 4x4 Products that is a stubby and comes with attachment points for D rings. The whole package will cost me less than 1 grand...that is about my max budget at this time. The winch plate alone for using the stock bumper is still over a hundred...so getting the full bumper is not much more.
Do you have a photo or two or your front setup?

Regards,
Richard

Richard - 08 JK, 2.5" OME lift, nitrocharged shocks, Rugged Ridge front bumper with M8000 winch, JKS QDs - Olympic 221 rock sliders and rear rock crawler bumper, upper adj control arms f/r, JKS adj track bars f/r