I’m comparing the Smittybilt xcr/9500 with synthetic and the x20/10000 with synthetic. I’m mounting it on a 4-Door Rubi-Unlimited. So... I’ve never had a winch before and like the idea of the xcr / 9500 being 20 lbs lighter and $100 less so I’m leaning in that direction Any advice on this comparison would be appreciated. Thanks.
I had exactly the same debate. I went with the lighter weight, because that will benefit you during the 99.9% of the time you are driving and not winching. The advantages of the X20 will only give you a slight benefit during that rare time that you are winching. I don't think you can go wrong either way, but weight adds up quickly with mods. I work hard to keep it as low as possible.
Definitely not hard to pile on the weight... 9500 lb capacity should be enough to get myself out of a ditch, snow bank.. I’m not looking to bury it to the axles. I did that when I was 17 years old in my 55 Chevy pickup. Ha! Dumb. How much synthetic rope is on the xcr spool?
I'm not sure. Mine is sitting in the box. I've got my JCR plate. I just need a little warm weather and a little time and I'll get this sucker unboxed and mounted up, then we'll know. I'm guessing 80 feet.
Why the JCR plate... I was looking at a Rusty’s as well. Does on fit this winch better? Thank for your input. Appreciated.
I liked that it had more mounting or anchor points than Rusty's, even though it is slightly thinner steel. Really, it was a coin toss. I'd have been fine with the Rusty's. I was also betting that the JCR might be a couple pounds less, but that's totally a guess.
Thanks... looking forward to see a photo of it mounted when you get it installed. I’ve got the time, just not the Jeep. Cheers
Looks great!Got mine on tonight with the rusty plate as well. Flip up license plate.
Wiring - do you mean to the battery or to the controller box? I need to point my connections at the back of the winch "down" I think to be able to tuck it better. I'm not to the point of getting to the battery yet, but saw the mopar instructions for routing.Installed my X20-10k today. Took a little longer than I was planning trying to get the wiring how I wanted it and since I was doing it solo. Pretty happy with how it turned out. Just need the mounting brackets for the Mopar lights and the front end is done.
The controller box was a bit of a pain to attach like you said. I kept screwing and unscrewing the wires from the controller box to the winch to try and get them to lay right. They’re pretty thick and not very bendy so I couldn’t get them under the grill all the way. I got them as close as I could and then zip tied them together. Ran the battery wires under the grill and up the side by the air intake and then along the battery box so they weren’t all over the place.Wiring - do you mean to the battery or to the controller box? I need to point my connections at the back of the winch "down" I think to be able to tuck it better. I'm not to the point of getting to the battery yet, but saw the mopar instructions for routing.
Looks awesome.
I spent WAY to much time mounting those little tiny screw / nuts on the controller box to the middle of the winch. Either it's a bad design, bad angle or maybe my black "hooks" are bent but I bet I spent 30 minutes on that!
