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Winch/bumper front end sag on rubicon 4 dr?

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#1 ·
I'm getting ready to install a used Warn 8,000 lb winch and Smittybilt bumper on an 08 Rubicon 4 door. The winch weighs about 90 lbs, don't know how much the bumper will weigh. I am being told that the front end will sag noticably with this weight addition. Is this the case? My TJ didn't blink when I added the winch and plate to its front end. If it does sag, the fix is?
 
#2 ·
The front will lose some height after adding those items. Figure about 150 to 200 pounds depending on the bumper. Go sit on your bumper and see how far down the front of your Jeep goes. The "fix", so to say, would be adding spacers on top of the coil spring to compensate. Or, get new bigger/taller coil springs, but I don't think that there are any springs that will only give about 1" of lift. The smallest that I have seen was a 2" spring made by Poly Performance.
 
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