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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 09:18 AM
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What is this and can I just grind it down or cut it off? Will it puncture my tires??
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 09:20 AM
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that's your pinch seam and yes, you can cut and or grind it down. in fact, when running bigger tires, you need to.
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 09:23 AM
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that's your pinch seam and yes, you can cut and or grind it down. in fact, when running bigger tires, you need to.
Any special precautions I need to know before I start working in it??
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 09:25 AM
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Any special precautions I need to know before I start working in it??
no, not really. it's easier to do with your tires off and a sawzall will take care of this in seconds but, i have done it on the trail with my tires on and a hacksaw in about 5 min a side.
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Rexlba

Any special precautions I need to know before I start working in it??
Take your tire off before you do it. Also if you didnt know what that was in the first place maybe you should let someone else grind it down. Not hating, just saying.
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 09:26 AM
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Any special precautions I need to know before I start working in it??
If you cut it, make sure to spray it with some rust proofing or bedliner spray. Some people use a BFH and just pound it out of the way - a cut looks cleaner.
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Take your tire off before you do it. Also if you didnt know what that was in the first place maybe you should let someone else grind it down. Not hating, just saying.
Yup! Or you can bend it over with a hammer.
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 09:33 AM
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Thanks For the info guys!!!
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Pinch seam. People running 37's and larger usually trim it
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