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well since you have a double cab (more weight) i'd go for a 9,500 - 10,500 pound rated winch if you plan on doing any hard winching. a general rule of thumb for selecting the proper strength winch you need is to take the weight of you truck plus any gear you usually haul and multiply that combined weight by 1.5. and if your worried about the weight of the winch making your truck nose heavy consider getting one with synthetic rope which is much lighter and safer. rugged ridge and smittybilt both make low priced winches that come with synthetic rope from the factory. i hope this info helps and good luck with your project! post some pictures when you get done!

i've actually started a thread with that same question and as far as i know only one member has done it his name is cheet-o just search "hidden winch mount" or "semi-hidden winch mount" and you should find it.

thanks for the compliment! and the brushguard is a westin sportsman one piece

I like them. I got them because they were the cheapest I could find. They suck on road tho and are very loud. I've had them for about 40,000 miles or so.