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Old 01-12-2007, 05:32 PM
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Default Re: winch question...

Someone riding with you is not sitting a few feet in front of the front wheels; that is significantly different than sitting just behind the front wheels. The truck is designed to carry lots of extra weight in the passenger compartments, and over the rear wheels - not on the front end.

As others have mentioned, the extra weight of a WARN with the bumper, etc is a significant amount of extra weight, especially since the stock (non winch rated) springs tend to settle and collapse after years of use under the weight of the truck alone when used for offroad driving -- without any additional weight on the front end.

Winch springs are a good idea on any H1 that goes wheeling, even if you DON'T mount a winch.

The weight of the milemarker is significantly less than the OEM WARN setup, but I would still recommend stiffer front springs for it.




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Am I naive in thinking that everytime someone says this it's a stupid concern? You are adding 90-150 pounds to the front of a 7500+ pound vehicle with a front axle GVWR rating of over 4000 pounds and you think that the springs need to be upgraded? I add 200 pound to my truck everytime I get in. I add 200-250 pounds to my truck whenever I fill the gas tank. Do I need upgraded springs? What if I have someone riding with me?
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