L322 Overland Build. To winch, or not to winch? 

Think it'll look amazing with the winch and new wheels 💯

This is what i needed . im starting a l322 that is in mint condition and setting it up for a cross country trip.any info helps.

No winch for my L322 on 18" rims and 275 65r18 AT tires. The vehicle is going everywhere, it is unbelievable what they are capable of!

A winch is something you seldom use but are very glad to have when you need it. Most common use around here (BC) are mud holes. Could be useful if your engine dies when fording. I am in the process of adding a factory winch tray to my P38. This has two arms that bolt onto the outside of the frame rails and come forward through slots in the grill. The tray bolts between the 2 arms so the tray is above the bumper. As for 20 inch wheels, I was in an LR parts department a while ago and they had on display a set of 20 inch offroad tires that were massive. Plenty off sidewall as I recall. I should have jotted down the specs.

Judging by the tenor of the video I think the decision has already been made so I'm not sure of the reason for the viewers' poll :-) I have come out firmly against fitting a winch to my Defender and have given my reasons in a video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yfSymYvelhY.html It's a personal thing but absolutely not for me and BTW I don't find it at all restricting. I still get to incredibly interesting places and can't remember when I last had to ask for help getting unbogged. On the very rare occasions this happens it's an opportunity to meet the locals who are helping me out.

I thinks a winch needs a steel bumper. Hopefully more companies will design and release winch-ready aftermarket steel bumpers (that look good). I’m in the states and considered the Lucky8 L322 steel bumper but it looks a bit generic.

As we have the later model are we able to push the winch more back as we dont have the big fan? Need to pull the trigger at some point as I need one we always travel alone and got a 1,6 ton offroad trailer behind it whaha

On all my vehicles the plan is a receiver hitch system for both the front and rear of the vehicle and use a portable winch. For my L322 and lighter vehicles the winch of choice is the Comeup DV-6s with synthetic line. Total weight of the winch with line is 20 kg's and gives you a 6000 lb single line pull but I always carry a snatch block if more power is needed. The reality is 99% of the winch self recoveries require the vehicle to move less than 3 meters to free itself...but many times you need to go backwards and not forwards. My L322 is my daily, so when not off road I'll just leave the winch in the garage. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Please post up the Toyota fan boy comments, I need a good laugh.

Question …….. if you have several good long / short ropes how many times would you actually use the winch ?

Hey! Stunned so by your amazing expeditions and the L322. Would you consider a 2000 Mercedes G 500 instead - as an alternative overlanding4x4 ride (Season 3 :))? Paul, Kenya.

Would be cool if the winch could be hidden like in the @lrtime discovery3

I’m sure you’ve considered, but I was under the impression putting accessories on the front of the later L322s such as brush/grill guards and winches were not possible due to things like parking sensors and adaptive cruise control. Any concerns there for you? If not, then I’m all for adding the winch!

Did you end up with the 18 inch rims?

I say no winch. Never used mine to pull me out. Only others and some expect you to winch them if they get on trouble.

For a vehicle like this get a tirefor

Personally it’s no from me. Ruins front end look.