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You asked for it - now it’s here! The BBWM (Behind Bumper Winch Mount) for 1981-87 GM 4x4 trucks & 1981-1991 GM 4x4 Suburbans, K5 Blazers, Crewcabs & now CUCVs! Designed to fit foot down style winches (see installation instructions on website tech page for more information on what winches that fit) and strengthen the front frame sections on these trucks with installation of an additional front cross-member. This kit reinforces the critical steering box frame area and also bolts into and strengthens the stock front frame cross-member - unlike any other winch mount kit on the market!
LINK to: Installation instructions
Designed & manufactured in Oregon by a gear head engineer for gear heads!
The standard kit bolts in with winch in the “High Configuration” with winch line exiting through the bumper (requires cutting a hole in bumper)
The upgraded kit allows the customer to install the kit in "High Configuration" as above OR in "Low Configuration" with winch line exiting just underneath the bumper - requiring use of a hawse style fairlead. With the upgraded kit, you can change it anytime by unbolting it and flipping the kit into the other configuration!
Note that the winch mounts upside down in this kit - check with your winch manufacturer on capability of your model winch to be operated & installed upside down.
The BBWM will BOLT into 81-87/‘91 square body 4x4 GM trucks and is compatible with 81-87/‘91 square body OEM hooks as well as Engineered Vintage Shackle brackets (sold separately. Note there is a 10% discount on 81-87 Engineered Vintage shackle brackets (non hardware) when purchased with a BBWM)
Special Note regarding ‘81-‘87/‘91 square CUCV military trucks: The first production runs of these kits were not compatible with CUCV trucks.
Kits ordered after Sept 15th, 2021 are now compatible with the CUCV style trucks
The BBWM Standard Kit (winch line exiting under bumper) includes:
- (1) Left Frame reinforcement Bracket in black powder coat finish (this bracket bolts to inner frame, steering box, and front frame cross-member)
- (1) Right Frame reinforcement Bracket in black powder coat finish
- (1) Winch plate in black powder coat finish
- Installation hardware
- 10% discount on 81-87/91 square Engineered Vintage Shackle brackets (non-hardware / if purchased and shipped together with BBWM)
The BBWM Upgraded Kit (winch line exiting through or under bumper) includes:
- (1) Left Frame reinforcement Bracket in black powder coat finish (this bracket bolts to inner frame, steering box, and front frame cross-member)
- (1) Right Frame reinforcement Bracket in black powder coat finish
- (1) Left Low Configuration Mounting bracket in black powder coat finish
- (1) Right Low Configuration Mounting bracket in black powder coat finish
- (1) Winch plate in black powder coat finish
- (4) steel spacers in black powder coat finish
- Installation hardware
- 10% discount on 81-87/91 square Engineered Vintage Shackle brackets (non-hardware / if purchased and shipped together with BBWM)
Not included:
- Winch
- Winch hardware
- Winch fairlead
- License plate relocation (available separately)
- Engineered Vintage Shackle Brackets (available separately - recommend ordering non-hardware version as BBWM hardware can mount both)
- Shackles
Installation considerations
Inspect truck frame before installing this kit. Truck frame should be in good repair before installing. Frames that have rust holes, been cut, modified, drilled (other than for factory tow hooks or to mount BBWM) or that have any other damage should be professionally inspected and repaired before installation of the Behind Bumper Winch Mount kit. DO NOT INSTALL THE BBWM KIT ON TRUCKS WITH DAMAGED, CORRODED, BENT, OR HEAVILY MODIFIED FRAMES.
What winches fit?
With the variety of winches available on the market today, note that not all winch combinations may work. However, rest assured that the BBWM is designed to fit a wide variety of winches.
Installer should consider how their particular winch will be operated once installed (how to reach winch controls once winch is mounted) and check with their winch manufacturer on capability of their particular winch being mounted and operated upside down.
The BBWM Kit is designed to mount feet down style winches with the common 10” x 4.5” bolt pattern. For high mount configuration, the winch must fit between / inside frame rails of the truck (GM frame rails of this year are C shaped, with approx 24” between narrowest part, around 28” to inside of each frame rail, and about 4.5” in height. The low mount configuration allows wider winches to be mounted.
The BBWM Kit also has provisions to mount the older Badlands short drum winches (6K) with 6.5” x 4.5” pattern and also the WARN competition/short drum winches with the 6” x 4.5” bolt pattern.
The BBWM is not compatible with feet forward style mounted winches (will NOT fit the WARN 8274, M12000, M15000, M16.5T nor other style winches with feet forward mounts)
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Please check installation instructions for list of winches that are compatible with this kit