Rusty's....because Rugged Ridge calls for the frame tab to be cut off.....no way am I cutting frame tabs to weaken the entire frame. Rusty's went on easy with no cutting. I like the low profile look of the winch.Real simple post here. What plate did you use and why? The good the bad the ugly .
I used the Maximus 3 plate with a Smittybilt X20. After hearing horror stories about the JCR plate and difficulties installing the Warn plate, I was already looking at the Maximus 3 and then the shop that installed my lift said the M3 was their preference because of ease of install and strength. Both the plate and the winch were a very easy install.
I guess the only issue with the M3 is if you are using a Warn Zeon, part of the mount has to be bent out of the way because of the size of the Zeon, but all other small body winches fit with no modifications.
I also really like the Maximus 3 hook anchor.
This feels a bit melodramatic....what tabs and how do they weaken the frame?Rusty's....because Rugged Ridge calls for the frame tab to be cut off.....no way am I cutting frame tabs to weaken the entire frame. Rusty's went on easy with no cutting. I like the low profile look of the winch.
I used the Warn plate for my X20 - took me WAY more than an hour! First time I've installed a winch and took my time, didn't have great tools to work with but turned out OK.I went with the Rusty's. Just because it was simple and easy compared to Warn that looked more complicated to me.
Mounted a X20 on it.
It took about an hour or less to install everything.
Same set up and similar outcome. Longer than I expected, but turned out ok. Warn Plate and Warn hook stay with Smittybilt X2O Comp 10KI used the Warn plate for my X20 - took me WAY more than an hour! First time I've installed a winch and took my time, didn't have great tools to work with but turned out OK.
Yea it’s the SLP hoop. I also used the Maximus 3 light bracket. It’s part no. JL1007AB. The lights are 6 inch. Tried to get a better pic.Is that the Maximus-3 SLP Hoop? If so, what did you use to mount your lights and what size lights are those (5-inch)?