eddie c Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 has anyone tried fitting a warn 8274 to a discovery 1, if so what space problems will I have? Who can supply a winch bumper or can a lowline bumper be modified to fit the 8274 in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 You can because there is a vehicle here that had one fitted but I can't recall where he got the bumper from... it might have been First Four Offroad. The other thing I would say is that the suspension on the Discovery will need serious uprating as the 8274 is a heavy winch and will flatten the front springs considerably, a Discovery is prone to bottoming out at the best of times off road so you will need to look at it I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I have an 8074 on my disco, but it is basically the same: The bumper came from eBay, but is made by $corpion racing. Whilst I have a very low opinion of scorpion generally, the bumper I have is pretty good. It is not the one for the 8274 however, and I had to modify it to get it to fit. The winch is also a very tight squeeze in there - there is very little room between the radiator and the back of the winch, and I had to slightly modify the bonnet release mechanism to get clearence at the top. To be fair, using the right bumper in the first place may well mean you don't have to do the modifications I did, but I wanted the winch to to as tucked in and out of the way as possible: I am running very soft springs, and the front is still pretty high. I don't think standard ones would stand up to the weight of the bumper and the winch though. Hope that helps Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie c Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 That looks good Mark, that's the type of look I am after. Do you have any overheating problems with a big winch stuck in front of your radiator. I will be looking for something at the Drifield LRO show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I'm running a TDI, and have never had any overheating issues with it. It also blocks a lot of the mud and carp that can get into the rad and cause problems. Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobes Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 A bumper that i always wanted on my disco was from Cheviot 4x4 8274 Bumper I am a big fan of their bobtail too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie c Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 I would love one of those bumpers, but they're nearly £4oo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefcoL Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I would love one of those bumpers, but they're nearly £4oo This is a D44 modified to take the 8274-50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streaky Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Nice! (and look at the money he's saved on fender flares!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neb Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 to get the winches to fit is it a simple case of redrilling some holes or is it abit more involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste clark Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 i bought this bumper off e-bay.. i recon it would fit in one of these... my husky does not use up all the room in it... no idea what make it is or how old it is though!! maybe someone else knows!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pw8757 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 We need to have a "Most forgiving wife" category - not sure I'd get away with the bumper in front of the telly............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discorich Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 The cheviot bumpers are great, the trouble it seems is getting them and also the price. I would love to put one of them on my disco, but looking at doing a trial wing style front end on my disco when i pick up it, then just fit a winch tray in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neb Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 ideally i was after a cheviot one but they dont seem to be producing them anymore. I also modified the scorpion bumper to fit an 8274. With some divine guidance it turned out to be easy, all i had to do was trim down the lip at the back and redrill some holes. Also adding some braces to give it abit more support to help it cope abit better with twin motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Divine guidance? Looks like a neat job. looking forward to seeing it fitted to the truck. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Wow Mark - I think that's a fantastic job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Cheers. I was always very pleased with just how tucked in ended up. Sadly the truck is no more, at least not in that guise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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