Handling with winch

Does mounting a winch on a gen 2 change the handling of the truck drastically with the added weight up front?

You should be okay, a little nose heavy.

Receiver mount, keep it in the rear until needed Plus then you can pull out backwards as required.

B E N said:

Receiver mount, keep it in the rear until needed Plus then you can pull out backwards as required.

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Waiting ..... @Oldfart

B E N said:

Receiver mount, keep it in the rear until needed Plus then you can pull out backwards as required.

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Christ, just keep it in the bed like a normal human! Sick bastard!!!

Depends on the *****...

I bet she requires reverse pull outs as well.

AI have it front mounted, Warn 9.5XP, didn't really affect handling, but it did lower the front end about 3/4". Admittedly, I went from the stock bumper to the full winch bumper with winch and dual Rigid lights. The bumper is 1/4" aluminum, so only 40 lbs heavier than the stock bumper, but the winch with steel cable and a steel hawse fairlead (I had both a roller and hawse farilead, but the hawse was just a little lighter, so I went with that).
You could go with synthetic winch line and an aluminum hawse fairlead would probably save you around 40 lbs versus steel cable and steel fairlead.

A receiver winch has some issues with angles and stress on a receiver, plus you have to put a front receiver on the truck, which will block the OE intercooler location. I went with a Buckstop bumper, that kept the intercooler in the stock location. I have a CVFab intercooler to install in the stock location, just haven't gotten around to installing it yet. Also, have a set of leveling collars for the front to get the front back up or slightly higher than stock...been thinking I may go with Eibach springs instead though.

Sonicsunspot said:

Depends on the *****...

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She looks a little front end heavy to me ...

GordoJay said:

She looks a little front end heavy to me ...

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TBH when choosing the picture after searching for “wenches” most were MUCH more heavy in general.