firehawk
03-23-2009, 09:22 PM
The Backbone and winch arrived today.:D I can't really do much of a write up on it. The Backbone took about 30 minutes to bolt up. Everything lined up perfectly, and came with all the hardware needed to bolt it up. You simply tilt the front down to allow the brackets to clear the fender braces, slide it back and install the bolts. I will have to take a die grinder and carbide burr to the two holes on the frame on the passenger side that take the two 1/2-13 bolts to remove some sheet metal that is blocking about half the hole.:confused:
Here is the Backbone bolted up.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/kbharbison/Backbone010.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/kbharbison/Backbone009.jpg
Here it is with the winch mounted up. Only problem I had with any of the install was with the two front square nuts that are used to bolt the winch down. I had to grind one edge down some to allow it to go back into the slot in the winch far enough to screw the bolt in. The back two were fine.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/kbharbison/Backbone007.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/kbharbison/Backbone016.jpg
I had added a pair of angles that tie the frame and the radiator support together. The 3/8" bolts supplied with the Backbone are not long enough, so I will have to get some longer bolts. No fault of Detours.
If you don't want, or want to spend the cash on a winch bumper, THIS is the way to go. Hat's off to Mark at Detours.:D
Here is the Backbone bolted up.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/kbharbison/Backbone010.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/kbharbison/Backbone009.jpg
Here it is with the winch mounted up. Only problem I had with any of the install was with the two front square nuts that are used to bolt the winch down. I had to grind one edge down some to allow it to go back into the slot in the winch far enough to screw the bolt in. The back two were fine.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/kbharbison/Backbone007.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/kbharbison/Backbone016.jpg
I had added a pair of angles that tie the frame and the radiator support together. The 3/8" bolts supplied with the Backbone are not long enough, so I will have to get some longer bolts. No fault of Detours.
If you don't want, or want to spend the cash on a winch bumper, THIS is the way to go. Hat's off to Mark at Detours.:D