Jeep Install - How to Attach/Tie Synthetic Winch Rope to Jeep Drum December 2016
4 Door JK - Jeep
Smittybilt 9500 XRC
Custom Splice 10" Double Thick Hawse Fairlead and 3/8" X 80' Diamond Line Main Line Winch Rope
Our good friends and customers, Makenzie and Adam, decided that they were ready to take the plunge and convert from steel cable to synthetic winch rope. We suggest that everyone transitioning from steel cable should upgrade to a Billet Aluminum Hawse Fairlead and Synthetic Winch Rope.
Here is a photographic walkthrough of replacing winch cable with rope.
They are running a Smittybilt 9500 XRC on their rig. We suggested they go with our 10" Double Thick Hawse Fairlead and 3/8" X 80' Diamond Line Main Line.
1. First we needed to remove the hook from the end of the steel cable.
2. Next we unspooled the steel cable. It is very important to use gloves when working with steel cable. This is one of the many drawbacks to using steel cable. It has burs and can cause you to injure your hands.
3. Now we can remove the set screw (or retainer screw) that is holding the steel cable to the winch.
4. Now it is time to switch out that fairlead. We are using the same hardware to connect the hawse fairlead.
5. In order to to have access to the bolts we are flipping the bolts around to the front and putting the nuts on the back of the bumper.
6. Now we need to attach it by feeding the synthetic winch rope through the fairlead and bumper and over the drum 6 full wraps and tie an overhand knot.
7. We attach the crimped eye end of the rope to the winch before tightening the rope and knot on the drum.
Then we tighten up the wraps and the knot.
8. Time to winch in!
OUR INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE!
Jaime, Synthetic requires the extra wraps to get enough friction to hook up to the drum.
Why do you tie a knot with 6 wraps on the drum? Doesn’t that cause you to lose about half of the highest pulling power layer for the winch? I’ve never used anything but wire rope, & I know that I’m not supposed to run it out without leaving at least 3 wraps on the drum, 6 seems excessive.
We could not be happier with the quality and service we received from Custom Splice. Thank you Todd and crew!