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which winch
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 11:18 pm
by Maximous
what winch would be good for our trucks, wieght wise, i found a good deal on like a 11000 pound winch, and thats cool and all but will that drop my front end to low low statuts, what is a good wieght to pull winch for our truck, oh yeah currently i am running stock shocks, this will be a good excuse to replace those at someone elses cost (my mom is gonna buy me a winch for my birthday, 21st, and if they get it mounted before i get home, they might go ahead and say "well, i guess he needs better shocks" pretty smart huh)
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 11:40 pm
by Maximous
also, what is the + and - of electric versus hydraulic
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:08 am
by a2b
cant say i know too much about electric vs hydraulic...but our trucks weight in at 4500 lbs..so that 11000 seems about right. i have a 8000 on my 3k buggy. dont get me wrong, a smaller winch will work fine, BUT its better to over build a little for that one time when you really need it
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 2:08 am
by malkavian
ive always heard 2x the weight of the vehical. is that true?
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:48 am
by HenryJ
malkavian wrote:ive always heard 2x the weight of the vehical. is that true?
Probably, since I have heard 1.5 x vehicle weight is a good place to start.