which winch to buy

[Eddie Greenlee]

Hey I just want to thank all of you for your input and motivation ! I appreciate the advice and your wisdom . I will get the winch installed hopefully tomorrow , its actually supposed to get above freezing .

 

[Chris]

Very cool! Take some photos of it installed when you get a chance.

 

[Eddie Greenlee]

Very cool! Take some photos of it installed when you get a chance.

Will do

 

[Eddie Greenlee]

do i have to use one of the roller fairlead when using a wire cable? or can i us the lower profile like the ones ya see for synthetic rope?

 

[Ahoragi]

Yes.

That's what I thought. I swear I saw Warn and something like that the last time I was there. I had to try very hard to resist not taking one with me.

 

[Ahoragi]

do i have to use one of the roller fairlead when using a wire cable? or can i us the lower profile like the ones ya see for synthetic rope?

You can use either. I've used a low profile one on my XJ for years. It works fine, just more friction on the rope plus the fairlead will rust when the paint gets scraped off. Get steel, not aluminum.

 

[Eddie Greenlee]

 

[Chris]

Looks awesome man! That's a hell of a nice winch.

 

[Eddie Greenlee]

Looks awesome man! That's a hell of a nice winch.

Thanks Chris ! Still haven't decided what fairlead I'm going to use. I really like the low profile / Hawse . And i do wish it was a synthetic rope, but cable is what came on it.

 

[Chris]

Thanks Chris ! Still haven't decided what fairlead I'm going to use. I really like the low profile / Hawse . And i do wish it was a synthetic rope, but cable is what came on it.

Eh, you can always buy a synthetic rope at anytime. The good news is that you have the winch, and you got it for a great price.

 

[Eddie Greenlee]

Yes I do. Thanks to y'all and your good advice..

 

[UpperMI]

Yes I do. Thanks to y'all and your good advice..

Now that you have the winch on the front end, can you feel the difference of the extra weight out front? Does the nose of the jeep dive when you brake? Just curious how it feels. Thanks

 

[Eddie Greenlee]

Now that you have the winch on the front end, can you feel the difference of the extra weight out front? Does the nose of the jeep dive when you brake? Just curious how it feels. Thanks

I have only driven it to town once or twice since I put the winch on, but so far I have not notices any difference at all. I will keep an eye out for those things and get back to you in a week or so.