It will be well worth the trouble. I can't imagine my conquest w/o the alternator kit. I'm pretty sure it saved my butt (including my families butt) this winter when I had to do a long winch up and over a downed tree in the snow. On the one side of the machine was almost a shear drop off. The tree was at the "perfect" angle to force the machine to slide laterally towards the drop off as I tried to go over it. Moral of the story...winches good- alternator kit awesome!