I recently made a winch mount for my 09 Forester XT and thought you guys might like to see
My design was based around this Custom Winch bumper for 09-13 Subaru Forester – Maker Stuffs
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The 2" x 2" tubes ended up getting shortened to about 5.5"
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I added 2" x .25" gussets on the bottom for extra strength
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I also added 2" x 2" x .5" plates and weld-on clevis mounts over the ends of the tubes for the tow hooks
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My design was based around this Custom Winch bumper for 09-13 Subaru Forester – Maker Stuffs
The 2" x 2" tubes ended up getting shortened to about 5.5"
I added 2" x .25" gussets on the bottom for extra strength
I also added 2" x 2" x .5" plates and weld-on clevis mounts over the ends of the tubes for the tow hooks
