Smittybilt XRC Gen 3 9.5K Comp vs Rough Country Pro series 9500

[mtudb24]

I ran nothing but warn winches on My K5 blazer and my S10 ZR2 back in the day

My last 2 winches have been Rough Country Pro series 9500 (Jeep JKUR) and a Rough Country Pro series 1200 (Ram 1500), but this Smittybilt is catching my eye due to the 7.0hp motor vs 5.5 in the Rough country
I never had a issue with either of the Rough Country winches EVER.
The Rough Country is $399 for the 9500 and 4$99 for the 12000 (all winches are synthetic rope)
The Smitty is $579

THe Rough country is 85 feet rope and 64lbs
The Smitty is 98 feet of rope and 67lbs

I like the fact you get additional lighting under the spool and a 12V post to run air compressor right from the winch

Te optional "colored" armor panels is cool too.

Is the $200 difference worth it? My only fear is from of my smittylbilt products in the past (body armor etc) the fit and finish sucked. This winch comes with a lifetime mechanical and 5 year electrical warranty. The RC has 2 year mechanical and 1 year electrical.

As I write this, I think I'm leaning to the Smittybilt, but still have some hesitation due to past products that didn't quite fit well and the quality wasn't that great

I'm never going bigger then 35's and my 2" mopar lift. Will actually put a 3/4" spacer up front when i mount my Qudratec QRC bumper and whatever winch to keep my vehicle level

Anybody have experience of each?
Thanks
Todd

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[TxGladiator]

I have the smittybilt xrc gen 3 and so far so good.
Seems well built and fit great on my Smittybilt xrc gen 2 bumper.

 

[mtudb24]

I have the smittybilt xrc gen 3 and so far so good.
Seems well built and fit great on my Smittybilt xrc gen 2 bumper.

Thanks for the feedback. Seems to be decent with features and good price point. Other sites are killing me for not going with warn, but can't justify 2x the cost for as little as i would ever use it.
Thanks again

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