This was a factory option.

"XJDano" (xjdano)
05/01/2016 at 00:30 • Filed to: XJ

And the only one I have ever seen.

DISCUSSION (13)

Slant6 > XJDano
05/01/2016 at 00:33

Looks pretty seamless. I don’t think many people that add winches keep the stock bumper.

Steve in Manhattan > XJDano
05/01/2016 at 00:54

That Jeep was often asked to do more than it was designed for, and it often did. Not going to shit on this.

gmctavish needs more space > XJDano
05/01/2016 at 01:02

That's actually really cool

XJDano > Slant6
05/01/2016 at 02:19

That’s the thing, this one came from the factory like this. This isn’t aftermarket. I first found out about them in the back of my owners manual of my 85 XJ. And the older stock tow hook brackets have an extra set of holes to accommodate for this by pushing the bumper forward.

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XJDano > Steve in Manhattan
05/01/2016 at 02:40

The Jeep XJ Cherokee altogether or the one in the photo?

Steve in Manhattan > XJDano
05/01/2016 at 02:51

All of them. Buddy of mine towed our sailboat (I since cashed out) with a Cherokee when we should have rented an Expedition. But that little Jeep did it.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > XJDano
05/01/2016 at 07:09

Very cool actually...what brand was the winch? Warn?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > XJDano
05/01/2016 at 09:16

Very stealthy. Took me a minute to figure out what was so special about it.

shop-teacher > XJDano
05/01/2016 at 10:35

That’s pretty cool! I’ve never heard of that. I’m surprised it wasn't more popular.

XJDano > Steve in Manhattan
05/01/2016 at 13:07

Truth. When a buddy’s jeep trans quit on our way home from Moab, UT I flat towed his from Tucumcari, NM to Tulsa, OK where another buddy brought his truck and towed the rest of the way to STL because Ozarks. Most likely over the tow ratings, but since flat towing & taking it easy.

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