Rear suspension is straight forward, but I'd like to see some pics of how you are doing this in the front. :)

Should be a little easier with typical Ftoy motor placement 8" back and the winch farther back than mine.

Do you have another shot showing the winch with the line coming off it?

Sure

Here is what I came up with.

Not used it yet so no idea how the front winch will work out.


http://www.wesleycombs.com/Portals/0/Blog/Ftoy/Jan%2014%202008/Ftoy_510_080115_020.JPG

http://www.wesleycombs.com/Portals/0/Blog/Ftoy/Jan%2013%202008/Ftoy_510_080113_013.JPG

http://www.wesleycombs.com/Portals/0/Blog/Ftoy/Jan%2013%202008/Ftoy_510_080113_017.JPG

http://www.wesleycombs.com/Portals/0/Blog/Ftoy/Jan%2013%202008/Ftoy_510_080113_019.JPG

http://www.wesleycombs.com/Portals/0/Blog/Ftoy/Jan%2013%202008/Ftoy_510_080113_008.JPG

Pulling at an angle forward is very hard on things. I was testing mine like that to see if it would be that easy. With links, it would. But it was stretching my U bolts and and bending the center pins. It can probably be OK if you're easy on it, and just put a little tension on it. But I predict problems if you actually suck down to the bumps very much.

Although, that is not much of an angle there. I would give it a full pull test and see how much things are tweaked.

Pulling at an angle forward is very hard on things. I was testing mine like that to see if it would be that easy. With links, it would. But it was stretching my U bolts and and bending the center pins. It can probably be OK if you're easy on it, and just put a little tension on it. But I predict problems if you actually suck down to the bumps very much.

Although, that is not much of an angle there. I would give it a full pull test and see how much things are tweaked.

I thought about adding a bar to pivot the cable on under the oil pan similar to yours. Might still do that later. How bad does that affect the life span of the syn line?

I thought about adding a bar to pivot the cable on under the oil pan similar to yours. Might still do that later. How bad does that affect the life span of the syn line?

Don't know, never had an issue with it. Although the .095 wall hrew tubing is creased where the line rides, and had a couple cracks at the outer edges:D Maybe I should stop pulling before the 8k lb winch stalls out...

Add a sheave in there--you'll half the tension on the cable/line. It's not like you need linespeed in this application?

Maybe a sheave on the housing and put the bar farther back under the oil pan so the angles forward and back are the same--pulling the axle straight up.

Add a sheave in there--you'll half the tension on the cable/line. It's not like you need linespeed in this application?

Maybe a sheave on the housing and put the bar farther back under the oil pan so the angles forward and back are the same--pulling the axle straight up.


Thanks for an idea. :beer:

Check our build thread. Winch is right over the axle, rope drops streight down. Radiator is tilted ~30 degrees.

same with mine