Sizing a Hawse Fairlead for synthetic rope

[CJ5Warn]

I am rebuilding an old Bellview/Warn 5687 winch that I picked up for $50 on Craigslist. This is the older brother of the Warn 8274.
I am looking at using synthetic rope on it, and am curious what size (opening width) aluminum fairlead to use. The spool on the winch is 8-1/2" inside dimension. The bolt holes for the winch mount are in the front, so the fairlead will probably need to use a set of these to mount the aluminum fairlead. The dimensions between the closest set of mounting holes is 11-1/4" C-C.
At this time, I do not have a mount for the winch. I may mount it on a 2" receiver hitch to make it somewhat portable between vehicles.
I am looking to use the 5/16" x 150' AmSteel™-Blue synthetic rope.

Any suggestions on the size or type of Hawse fairlead would be appreciated. Or any other items to watch out for in the installation of the synth rope, etc.

Thanks,

 

[taalow]

The popular 10" hawfair lead fits most winches. For other sizes, I suppose the supplier is fewer as the quantity is not as many.



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[cody c]

is the spool width 10" wide? I would base the size on spool width or it may be a beotch to respool cable under load. It might be worth making some phone calls to get a hawse the proper size. If you cant get one from any of the vendors i would consider an aluminum fab shop.

 

[CruisinGA]

I used a regular 10" hawse with my 5687 and synthetic rope. Seperate bolts/holes for the fairlead. It was tight.

Dropped the 5687 after it's manual brake put me in a bad spot late one night on an obstacle in Tellico.

 

[CJ5Warn]

5687 spool size

The spool inside dimension is 8-1/2" wide. The mounting holes, which are in the front, are about 11-1/4" c-c. From the inside of the right inside of the spool, the mounting hole is about 7/8" outside. From the left inside of the spool, the mounting hole is about 2" outside. Which means the spool is not centered between the mounting holes, but not by much.
It looks like I will probably need to get a custom made aluminum hawse fairlead. Anyone got any ideas?

 

[CruisinGA]

Did you not see my above post?