This may be a dumb question but is a 2000lb winch too small for a jeep? i found one on craigslist for 40 bucks but im pretty sure its too small

 

YES.........
4dr they recommend min of 9000 lbs

 

thats prob an ATV winch. I'd go with an 8000lbs winch at least for a JKU.

 

at least a 9-10K for a unlimited

 

You could buy 5 and line them up on your bumper.

 

Quintuple snatch blocK?

 

is this just a thing most people do or is there a logical reason behind it? I had an Xterra that weighed a shit ton (armor, GOBI and skids) more than a JKU and my M8000 winch was perfect.

 

The winch is supposed to be rated at 1.5x the vehicles gross weight. So a 5700 ponds jku needs an 8500+ pound rated winch.

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That might look bad ass though LOL

I figure that waswhat it was for thanks guys.

 

Jeep lists the weight of a JKU Rubi at 4340 lbs. x 1.5= 6510lbs. If your Jeep is hevily loaded or outfitted with heavy bumpers and armor it would obviously weigh more. I'd imagine mine is less with no doors, top, carpet, etc. Dave over at Northridge said 8,000 was plenty for a JKU.