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Pinch Seam in front? Do I need to mess with it??

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Old 02-27-2013, 02:31 PM
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Default Pinch Seam in front? Do I need to mess with it??
My 35's are on order and should be here in a week or 2. So I got bored today and decided to take the rear pinch seams off. I looked at the front and I see the pinch seams but they are small and nowhere near the tires at the moment. At what point do you need to worry about these?

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Old 02-27-2013, 02:34 PM
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Just wait until you get the tires on, flex it out and check it out. I went with 37's and didn't have to trim either.
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I just put on 315s a couple weeks ago. Had to trim the back pinch seam. The front is no where near the tire.
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Originally Posted by Jonathan_JK
My 35's are on order and should be here in a week or 2. So I got bored today and decided to take the rear pinch seams off. I looked at the front and I see the pinch seams but they are small and nowhere near the tires at the moment. At what point do you need to worry about these?

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You will not need to worry about fronts until your in the 40" tire and Low COG game..
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Old 02-28-2013, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by chris@offroadevolution
You will not need to worry about fronts until your in the 40" tire and Low COG game..
Well I'm only going to 35 at the moment so I guess I won't have to worry about trimming the front then.

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Bump for a fellow Jeeper with the same question.
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Johnathan,

I did the same cut and used JB Weld as well... kind of scary since our Jeeps are the same color too!! I have 35's and didn't have to do anything with the front except I did trim the factory skid.
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Yeah its a great color

That was a few months ago since then I have added more mods.
So my stage 1 is complete.
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For got to add a Pic
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Lookin real good. I still think your snorkel is the best looking set up I've seen. Makes me think that's the way to go over a "cai".
What tires did ya get in 35s?
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