noob winch question
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noob winch question
I am about to mount a warn winch on my JK. For weight reduction purposes I plan to switch out the steel cable with a synthetic one in a few months. Will I need to remove the winch for any reason to do the cable swap? if so I will switch the cable before I mount it. Common sense is telling me that I can do it while mouted....but I just want to make sure I do not have to remove the winch or fairlead later to remove a bolt or anything.
Thanks,
Paul
Thanks,
Paul
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Dang! I have no idea but I never would have believed that the cable on a winch would weigh 45 pounds. That being said going to synthetic is a very good idea safety wise.
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It would typically include the roller fairlead swap to a hawse fairlead in a 45 lb loss figure...
I saved about 45 lb on my swap...but, I had 125' of wire rope on there to start with, and the heavy duty Warn roller fairlead, which weighs more than the lighter cheapo roller fairleads I see every where.
Food for thought:
The stock bumper itself weighed about 45 lb too...so, swapping in a stubby shrock for the stock bumper is for example ~ a break even weight scenario.
Swapping in synthetic winch line, etc...is ~ equivalent to removing the bumper's weight.
I saved about 45 lb on my swap...but, I had 125' of wire rope on there to start with, and the heavy duty Warn roller fairlead, which weighs more than the lighter cheapo roller fairleads I see every where.
Food for thought:
The stock bumper itself weighed about 45 lb too...so, swapping in a stubby shrock for the stock bumper is for example ~ a break even weight scenario.
Swapping in synthetic winch line, etc...is ~ equivalent to removing the bumper's weight.