yeah thats what i was leaning towards, what size would be best? i was thinking 8000 or 8500?
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yeah thats what i was leaning towards, what size would be best? i was thinking 8000 or 8500?
Here's a winch comparison chart I was working on last year: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/24438380/Winches.xlsx
Prices may have changed a bit, but at the time I felt the Warn VS1000-S was the best bang for the buck and had good dimensions for a hidden winch setup.
Thanks, those prices are still very close, that warn is a bit too much for what im wanting to pay.
I was looking at the smittybilt XRC8-C, you think that is a good choice since i wont be useing it too much and its a pretty good price too?
Take a look at the Engo E9000S. That winch has become quite popular in my local jeep club. Its the same price as the XRC8-C but is more comparable in specs to the XRC10-C (I bet all those winches are made in the same plant). With the size/weight of the XK, the gearing difference between the two winches would be worth it.
yeah that really nice, might be leaning towards that one now.
I wish the SA front bumper would be a few hundred cheaper and i would be going that route, instead of the hidden winch.
Might be worth saving up for.... low volume custom fab is a tough business to be in; but at least you'll have a bumper that's not some catalog piece where every jeep around town has one (cough jk cough lol). I think Jon was making his bumper a 2 piece setup; the winch mount that would work under the stock bumper cover, and then the steel replacement shell. If that's the case, you can get the winch mount from him and then add on the additional steel at a later date. I think Andrew is waiting to hear back too because he wants a hidden winch setup from SA.
yeah that would be nice, do you know how much it costs to ship it?
I might take a few things off my list to add that.
Not sure, but there's quite a few of us interested. Here I just bumped this up:
http://www.theultimatejeep.com/showt...74-Winch-Plate
actually i was talking about shipping for the full bumper? have any idea for that?
Not sure... but I've talked to Jon about using grey-hound for when he ships my rear bumper and the cost savings was huge. I bet the front would be around $150 or so; caveat being you have to drive to a station to pick it up. My nearest station is 30-40 minutes away... but to save a few hundred in shipping costs I'm all for it