OK,

im taking my current bull bar off and i want to put a nice functional brush guard on.

Anyone have any picsof one on your ranger? or know where i can get one? send links.

I plan to mount atleast my 2 Kc slimlights on it and my new MIle Marker 8000lb'er


thanks guys!

 

Brush Guard

WAAG Grill/Brush Guard

Google Search for WAAG they have good looking Grill/Brush Guards and they hold up very well. Lots of users on here that have used them loved them.

 

If you want to add a winch to it, get the Warn winch bumper, its the only one that I know of and have seen that will mount a winch

 

What are you going to do with your bull bar? I'd be interested in buying it soon? If you were interested, would it fit my truck? I have an 02 4x4 XLT with a body lift.

 

Regular brushguards will rip right off when a winch is used on them because the mounts on them are little flimsy things that won't hold anything. Look at the warn line, or the mount that a member on here made, Levino made it, I forget his username now.

 

it would fit, but it would be 3" lower that it is on mine, i have no BL

 

Here is mine

 

Ace- yours is very nice. where did you get it?

i need one i can mount a winch on, but i do have a good idea on how to mount it to the frame rails and the guard to keep from messing it up.

 

You can not use any old grill guard when using a winch, the grill guard above is not able to handle a winch. There are only two companies that I know of that make Grill Guards that fit a Ranger and are also Winch capable.

The only thing you can use with a Winch is Warn and Mile Marker. Ramsey and Smittybilt do not make any mounting systems for the ranger other than the multi-mount set ups...if they even make that...not sure.


WARN part #'s...the warn site only goes to 2003...it will fit, so dont worry about that.

OPTION 1

Grill Guard
http://warn.iwebcat.com/_Members/loo...Flag=&hdnWN=1&

Winch Carrier(This link isnt working...The part # is 29165)
http://warn.iwebcat.com/_Members/lookups/partdetail.asp

OPTION 2

or the front hitch
http://warn.iwebcat.com/_Members/loo...Flag=&hdnWN=1&

if you do the front hitch set up you will need the mult-mount...
http://www.warn.com/truck/mounting-s...ti_mount.shtml



Mile Marker (Not sure whats included with the Mile Marker stuff)

Grill Guard w/ winch plate
http://www.milemarker.com/winch-guards.html

Front Hitch(Used w/ mult-mount set up)
http://www.milemarker.com/front-mount-receivers.html

This is what the Warn set up looks like...

Without Brush Guards (I use to have the Warn set up)


With Brush Guards

 

i got it from a member on here and you wont be able to use a winch with it though.

 

link isn't working.

 

im probabally getting one similar to ACE's
and im going to mount my winch to the frame using a C type plate to my frame where my tow hooks are

any one done this?
pics?

 

Heres where i origionally got the idea

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...n%26safe%3Doff

 

Thats Tom Barcia's, an old member of this site. For the one I mentioned, which is pretty much that one, here is a thread on it. you can download the instructions on the 2nd page: https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=39989

You can find some pictures on eguy208's car domain of that mount and a brush guard in use on the same truck.

 

nice


ACE, how wide is the middle of yours?
i need to be able to fit my winch before i even get one

 

Uhm i dont know and which middle?

 

just realized my b-guard was sitting in my room lol

guard011-1.jpg?t=1222491714

 

in your room?

wanna sell it?

 

no not really lol, i just have been working to much to have time to fab up new brackets since i have a B/L on

 

i got a westin sportman 1 piece grille guard and i got a front reciever from mod bargains and ima put a winch receiver in it and fab it to were it fits perfect i just hope the winch doesnt sit to tall

 

heres my warn





Still cant afford my winch but soon

 

I have the Manik also but ran into a problem with it last weekend. Hit a rock with the bottom bar while crossing a ditch and bent one side in going to be tough to get it to straiten back out. Its a good looking brush guard but it wont take a lot of off road abuse.

 

you'll need a good strong bumper to put that winch on

 

Welcome, you bumped a 3 year old thread.