Okay so today i mounted and wired my winch when i spooled it in and out a lil bit the engine seemed to dog down a bit, is this something i should be concerned about? Or should i just idle it up next time when im actually winching someone or myself? And if im doin this should i get a hand throttle or just stick with the pedal?

 

you just put a huge load on your alternator running the winch. you can grab a alternator out of a grand Cherokee ( they have higher output) from the JY, or upgrade it with a high output

 

i plannin on doin that but should i worry too much till then?

 

This is highly dependent on the pull load. If you were under no load or light load (implied), the draw shouldn't overwhelm your electrical system. While it could exceed your alternators idle output, your battery should be able to provide the extra amps needed. I've never noticed an electrical draw large enough to affect idle on any truck I've worked with at no or lite load .

Using my 9.5 Si as an example at no load it draw 47 amps. At a 2k it's up to roughly 160 amps. At full pull, over 400.

I would check alt, battery, wiring, etc. If you are drawing enough amps on a no or lite load to affect idle, what will happen on a heavier pull

 

This is totally normal while at idle. My XRC8000 dogs down my idle just a bit when spooling in or out. It won't hurt anything while not under a load and I don't even know if it would with a load, really. Whether I'm pulling somebody or pulling myself, I typically get inside after getting the slack out of the line. Once I start pulling under load I just put a little foot pressure on the right pedal and it works fine. You may want to rig up a hand throttle but, my method works good for me.

 

sweet no worries for me then i got the superwinch lp8500 so thats pretty close to yours so i imagine it wont overload my alternator thanks buck

 

No worrys, bro. Anytime.