I think that's super ugly....sorry... and it looks like it would screw up the approach angle.
As far as winches go. Don't go cheap. Get one that will work! Team Hummer uses Mile Marker and swear they won't overheat and fail in the middle of a Race. They stopped using WARN.
I have used the crap out of my Warn 9.5 and haven't had any trouble. Remember, the only reason you own one is for Recovery, and if it fails when you need it most, you might as well forget it. I can't say it loud enough.
just my .02.
