Is it okay to mount my hawse fairlead in between the feet on my winch? (My winch is mounted on it's back, feet facing forward)
I realized that the line will come off the spool tangent no matter what, but there isn't a radius on the back of the fairlead. (I plan on smoothing it up with a file, but it won't be much more than a 1/8" radius.)
I'm doing a hidden winch mount on my Cherokee, and I'd like the hawse fairlead to sit as close to perfect center in my bumper.
Additional question, how sturdy a mount does the fairlead need? I'd like to mount it directly to my bumper skin, if that's kosher.
I realized that the line will come off the spool tangent no matter what, but there isn't a radius on the back of the fairlead. (I plan on smoothing it up with a file, but it won't be much more than a 1/8" radius.)
I'm doing a hidden winch mount on my Cherokee, and I'd like the hawse fairlead to sit as close to perfect center in my bumper.
Additional question, how sturdy a mount does the fairlead need? I'd like to mount it directly to my bumper skin, if that's kosher.
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