JT4x4
The Mud Pit => Wrenching => Topic started by: B52BUFF on May 18, 2010, 03:35:59 AM
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So I am looking at winches for the front of my TJ. I have seen Warn and Smittybuild and a few others and wonder what to look for in a winch. I have seen things about gear ratios and amount of weight they can pull. What should I consider? I am definately not going to purchase anything until after the raffle this weekend. If I win that then this has been all for naught.
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well basically i would say the main thing would be the pulling weight, but some have different types of motors. i think the series wound motors are better i think they can run more constant
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I think it comes down to what you want to use it for and how often you plan to use it. If you want a winch for aesthetic reasons a $1500 winch would be ludicrous. But if you want it for trail improvements pulling trees and stumps on a regular basis then it would work. Do your research about the different winches and talk to other winch owners about their winches
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Waiting until after the "Drawing" is a good idea!
8000#'s is plenty of winch for your jeep!
I started out with a 2000lb come along which pulled me out many times! I then upgraded to a 3000lb atv winch that a buddy gave me and it would pull me out if the jeep helped! I then upgraded to the XRC8 Smittybuilt (same winch that's in the drawing). I have had the winch on my rig for about two years and it has pulled me out more times then i can remember and one night it even pulled out a couple of full size dodge pickups.
The point I am trying to make is, if your on a limited budget there are less costly ways to get yourself unstuck if you are only wheeling a few times a year. A comealong and some maunal labor isn't so bad a couple of times a year.
and since your rig is your daily driver, you should come up with a plan to build it to where you want it to be. you have a lot of ways to go, lift, tires, skid plates, body armor, ect..
I started with a lift and drove around on "little" tires for a while, then got the tires before installing some armor and then got a winch.
just some food for thought...
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I had made the statement that I wanted to see where I could take a stock TJ and I think I am going to continue with that statement. I am not going to lift it for a while. I have 31's on it currently and I want to see what I can do. I am thinking a lift is the last thing I will do. I will armour out the bottom and make it a little safer to take offroad but I will stick with the stock suspension. I am going to invest in the quick disconects for the front sway bar and of course the winch for pulling myself out when I get stuck, but I will not lift her yet. I will look at doing that when it is time to get new tires again. Then I can justify getting bigger ones. I did put a new Smittybilt bumper http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=10519 (http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=10519) on her today and will need a winch mounting plate. Time to start looking at underarmour
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I like those bumpers. They look great. If you want a winch plate I have a brand new universal winch plate still in the box in the basement I would let go for $25.
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Sold!!!!
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I had made the statement that I wanted to see where I could take a stock TJ and I think I am going to continue with that statement. I am not going to lift it for a while. I have 31's on it currently and I want to see what I can do. I am thinking a lift is the last thing I will do. I will armour out the bottom and make it a little safer to take offroad but I will stick with the stock suspension. I am going to invest in the quick disconects for the front sway bar and of course the winch for pulling myself out when I get stuck, but I will not lift her yet. I will look at doing that when it is time to get new tires again. Then I can justify getting bigger ones. I did put a new Smittybilt bumper http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=10519 (http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=10519) on her today and will need a winch mounting plate. Time to start looking at underarmour
I have this on my jeep too...
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i have the XRC8 also and its a good winch, just wish i could have it on the front soon instead of the back