Muddie12, I would love to do the hidden winch on my 2014, did you weld, use custom brackets or what? Do you have a picture of how you connected the plate to the frame?
I started with a “universal” mounting plate, which I then had to modify to fit. I had to trim a little off, and then had to make and weld on brackets to make it fit the truck.
Hare are a few pics that I have.
These brackets are welded to the under side of the winch plate, and bolt to the factory tow hook mounts.
The are also vertical brackets that come down from the ends of the frame rails, and are welded to the plate.
If I were to do it again, I would simply put a reinforced 1/4” plate across the ends of the frame, and mount the winch to the back of it. However, doing it that way would mount the winch slightly higher, and may require enlarging the opening in the bumper. That may not be a concern with your ‘14 though, as I believe the newer bumpers do not have a pre-existing hole.
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