what do you guys perfer, regular cable or the synthetic rope

 

for the most part, steel cable.
the synthetic line is nice, it's lighter and spools faster, but can get damaged very easily if rubbed on rocks and mud gets inside the fibers which can slowly cut up the inside of the rope, unless properly cleaned out.
and you can only use an aluminum hawes fairlead, no roller fairleads.

i say leave the synthetic line for the high dollar builds.

steel cable is easier to see a damaged line. plus for the price, i can buy 3 new cables for the cost of 1 synthetic line.

 

It'd be nice for me when I have to carry it from front to rear or vice-versa. I just don't want to put down another $200.

 

For the value the rugged ridge 8500ib winch is great never left me stranded

 

It depends what kind of wheeling I'm doing. If I'm snow wheeling, pulling steel cable through 4-5 foot of snow is a real PITA for an old guy like me, so the synthetic rope is a clear winner. Crawling rocks are usually short pulls so the steel or synthetic works just fine. I don't do mud, but if I do get much mud on my synthetic rope when I get home I always unspool it and wash the mud out of the rope. The most important advantage for me though is the weight saving on my suspension, plus it is safer.

 

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