I finally finished the winch upgrade today. I lucked out and the internal gear was splined the same as the new motor output. It feels faster when spooling the line, but no real world pulls on it yet. It does run on a bit more than it use to, the old winches don’t stop when you let off the button. I’m a huge fan of the lighter syn line, I spliced it myself with a locked & stitched Brummel for the eye splice and reinforced it w/ a stainless sleeve. I reduced the amount of line on the drum down to 100’ and built a 50’ extension out of the same dyneema rope to get back out to the original length. I shoved the new single contactor into the old 4x solenoid space to keep the easy wired remote connection and old school look. I also upgrade the fairlead to a coated aluminum instead of a steel roller. I’ll see what I can find around the park to get a pull on it ASAP.
