Hey everyone I'm looking to change my winch wire rope on my warm m8000 to a synthetic rope and as silly as it sounds I want an olive drab color to match my color scheme haha

The only one I found was by Amsteel anyone used or heard of their synthetic ropes and have feedback?

 

They are good. They use the same fiber as viking, just without their "special " proprietary processing.

 

they thanks man. did some more researcha nd found some people had it as well.


this may be a newb question but does anyone know what size is usually good to go with? I noticed most go with the 3/8" diameter and about 80feet.

 

3/8" is about the norm, and I would definitely get the 80 ft. It starts getting expensive when you go more than that, but your better to have too much than too little

 

Yeah I've never been in a situation where I've needed more than like 60 feet anyway so I'll go with 80....

Should i worry about my fairlead? I'm wondering if I should invest in a hawse and not the steel roller that came with my m8000. I am a complete newb when it comes to how winches mechanically work. I installed my winch but damn haha wouldn't know the first thing about changing the wire and such. This is the first time I inspected and found two frays and a couple kinks.

 

Definitely pick up a hawse. A roller, even if never used can still bind at extreme angles and fray the rope. They are lighter too

 

They do have a coated roller set for use with the rope cable if you like the look. They are usually blacked out rollers

 

That's what I figured. thanks!

 

Check out the synthetic line that Brett at Jeep Swag sells. He's a vendor here and offers some fantastic products. www.jeepswag.com

I just installed one of his 75' lines last night on my VR8000 and was very impressed at what you get for the price. Can't beat it!

 

Yeah, I bought their "technora" synth line in orange. Great price compared to the Viking line. I believe he had a write-up on the different materials that synth lines can be made from with pros and cons. Off the top of my head I remember that technora is not affected by UV light the same way Amsteel is but it doesn't float (so one positive and one negative).

Edit*** This is the writeup Synthetic Winch Rope Comparison