Once you said it, it now looks painfully obvious.
I zoomed in and at first thought it was weird then my eyes adjusted to it. Once you unsee it, it makes sense.
Once you said it, it now looks painfully obvious.
this is one of the final pieces to my jeep build puzzle
Just got my order in for a carrot line, ST Fairlead, and some red soft shackles... this is one of the final pieces to my jeep build puzzle.
yeah... I shoulda phrased that better. Final pieces to phase 1 of my build. I've convinced myself that phase 2 is a few years down the line....
Winch line and accessories made it in today; am I gonna be ok using this fairlead like this? Isnt ideal.... but about as good as I can think of.
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It won't hurt the fairlead, it is just awkward to use.
That distance is perfectly fine. Only thing that matters is the rope making contact with sharp(er) edges.
Some winch mounting plates or bumpers don't have a large enough opening and need clearancing.
Long as your rope touches nothing but the fairlead you're golden.
And I don't see any issues on your pictures.
-Mac
Seeing the gap between the fairlead and the winch; would it be advisable to just re-drill new mounting holes in the fairlead mounting plate and shift it ~1" back (closer towards the winch)?
if I shifted the fairlead mount rearward by ~1"; it would get alot closer to fully sitting flat in the pocket.
Only minor concern I would have with moving it back is if and only if you were winching to something below your Jeep the rope might contact the front lip of the bumper.
I agree with @jjvw - see if you can move it down!
-Mac
Move it down or find another mount that has a lower opening. And some gusseting. Mine was from Motobilt about 5-6 years ago.
Move it down or find another mount that has a lower opening. And some gusseting. Mine was from Motobilt about 5-6 years ago.
Seeing the gap between the fairlead and the winch; would it be advisable to just re-drill new mounting holes in the fairlead mounting plate and shift it ~1" back (closer towards the winch)?
Only minor concern I would have with moving it back is if and only if you were winching to something below your Jeep the rope might contact the front lip of the bumper.
I agree with @jjvw - see if you can move it down!
-Mac
Didn't someone move the thimble holders off to the side at one point?