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[skipnrocks]

Are those things, better/worse/indiferant than the roller fairleads? I have always wondered?  pretty sweet lookin though!

[Rockcrawlintoy]

roller fairleads can be damaged really easy and with winch rope you dont want that because you can damage the rope. also the hawes fairlead is lore lo profile

[skipnrocks]

What about friction problems, espcially if you have been in a mud hole?   


Low profile is a plus, do rollers get damaged due to their protrusion? 

[lilbuddy]

Post up your wheelin pic from today

[46&2]

What about friction problems, espcially if you have been in a mud hole?   


Low profile is a plus, do rollers get damaged due to their protrusion? 

Well they can get screwed up pretty easily and then not roll. my friend has one on his warn bumper and it seems it is broken or bent more than it works. he never uses his winch though so his laziness gets the best of him and it takes him forever to fix it

i have the marlin crawler style on my winch bumper but its integrated into my bumper, i like it, nothing to break and its already set up for an upgrade to a synthetic rope

BTW, RCT nice rig. easily one of my favorite third gens. just got done reading this thread dunno how i missed it before.

[skipnrocks]

Well they can get screwed up pretty easily and then not roll. my friend has one on his warn bumper and it seems it is broken or bent more than it works. he never uses his winch though so his laziness gets the best of him and it takes him forever to fix it

i have the marlin crawler style on my winch bumper but its integrated into my bumper, i like it, nothing to break and its already set up for an upgrade to a synthetic rope

BTW, RCT nice rig. easily one of my favorite third gens. just got done reading this thread dunno how i missed it before.

So you dont use rollers on the synthetic?  Cause if I can get my jeep back I was going to go synthetic!  I have rollers, their protected though

[Doof]

in your cache of pics do you have any of this hidden roller trick?

[skipnrocks]

Who has hidden rollers?

[Doof]

or your protected rollers

[skipnrocks]

I guess their not really protected right now except they dont stick out in front just about a halfin or maybe just a bit more.  I suppose I could put a square plate over them and cut a hole for the line to run out.   It might be kinda cool, I have some half in diamond  plate left and just box that area in.

[Rockcrawlintoy]

So you dont use rollers on the synthetic?  Cause if I can get my jeep back I was going to go synthetic!  I have rollers, their protected though

most people use a hawes for rope. usually alumnium like the one i got or a UHMW or whatever

[skipnrocks]

most people use a hawes for rope. usually alumnium like the one i got or a UHMW or whatever

Thats cool, so when I get synthetic I will just have to pull the rollers, plate, and bolt on a haws!  Good to know!

[Rockcrawlintoy]

check rockstomper for winch rope by far the cheapest

[skipnrocks]

check rockstomper for winch rope by far the cheapest

I dont know anything about synthetic rope, are their inferior ropes?  What brands are good?

[Rockcrawlintoy]

masterpull, and amsteel. amsteel is what rockstomper sells.

[norcalyoter]

i tried to send you a pm but it wouldn't work. hey do you know when your widders dinner is for you guys?

[Rockcrawlintoy]

here is a pic from last weekends snow run

[Wermz84]

nice pic.


I wanna go on a snow run  with ya'll.   

[Goose]

here is a pic from last weekends snow run

Hehe, you cant tell when your truck ends and the snow begins... 

[kiyul4130]

you can tell how this thing needs a hack job soon.

[NorCalToy]

are you still running the 5.38s up front with the 5.29s out back? how does that work for ya? i mean is it binding up and doin crazy , or is it close enough to be chill?

[Rockcrawlintoy]

been runnin it for 5 years or so now with no problems.

[NorCalToy]

cool, thanks. can you feel the difference at all?

[Rockcrawlintoy]

no its pretty damn close under 2%. hows dunsmuir ill be rollin thru in a few weeks

[NorCalToy]

ok. ill have to look up the math difference and see exactly.

eh, dunsmuir still sucks.you stayin in dunsmuir, or just passin thru?

[Rockcrawlintoy]

ill just be cruzin thru maybe stop andf catch lunch with ya

[46&2]

are you still running the 5.38s up front with the 5.29s out back? how does that work for ya? i mean is it binding up and doin crazy , or is it close enough to be chill?

Everyone I know that runs a toyota rear and a D44 front uses 5.38/5.29 gears. There are no 5.29 gears for Dana 44 axles.

[NorCalToy]

ill just be cruzin thru maybe stop andf catch lunch with ya

that might work eh? depends on what day you come thru.

[Rockcrawlintoy]

sounds good ill let ya know

[NorCalToy]

sounds good ill let ya know

ok. i can probly work something out.


also, how far do your front tires stick out past the fender?