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    Quote Originally Posted by afroman006 View Post
    I figured a 1/8" gap was a little too much to fill
    once you get a bridge started, no gap is too large with a mig. 1/8" isnt big to begin with. just gotta make sure your purpose is not simply to fill a gap and you'll be fine.

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    The rings set down into the outer piece. Cox used magnets to hold them flush with the outer lip.
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    did you grind the whole lip off all the way around?

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    I thought the point was to preserve the outer edge of the rim. Wouldn't it be best if they were all the way to the edge? I've never really paid attention to them until you guys started doing it though, so what do I know.
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    Here's mine and the worste fuggup welding.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BMFScout View Post
    I thought the point was to preserve the outer edge of the rim. Wouldn't it be best if they were all the way to the edge? I've never really paid attention to them until you guys started doing it though, so what do I know.
    that was my logic too. it may not need to be there and grinding it off wont hurt anything. i figure if you recess the ring and leave the lip sticking out its just gonna look like crap after a while when that lip is all bent up. the bead should still be fine though.

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    old crap and new hotness....
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    The old original cable always gave me problems and has always been coiled up like that. It had alot of burs in the cable as well. Order the Amsteel Blue (60ft vs the old 50ft) from Rockstomper with a new aluminum fairlead
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    I've heard a few complaints about the Amsteel getting frays and whatnot. And by heard, I mean read, second hand, from the interweb.

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    i think that is what dave has.

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    should be fine since its in the bumper away from the sun

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    synthetic wire rope does not stand up to abrasion like cable does, which is why it comes with an abrasion guard.

    not a bad thing, I was going to go with amstel or something similar untill I got a whole bunch of cable for free.

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    Creighton, you have done stuff with that jeep that would make a goat go "holy ****!"
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    So driving by brail is why your jeep looks the way it does eh?

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    I ground the welds down flush.

    I have just heard that the rope needs an aluminum fairlead vs a steel one to prevent fraying. I am not going to be dragging it over many rocks though anyway, the winch is really just there to get me out of a situations that I probably had no buisness being in in the first place.


    O, and it does have 8' of abrasion guard
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    forgot you had it on the truck and not the bronco
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    Creighton, you have done stuff with that jeep that would make a goat go "holy ****!"
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    So driving by brail is why your jeep looks the way it does eh?

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