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Re: Fasteners extending outside the FRAME PERIMETER

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Originally Posted by jgannon View Post
C'mon, man... you can't possibly tell me that "common sense" would have dictated that a bolt head protruding from your frame 15" off the ground is legal, but a bolt head protruding by the same amount 4" off the ground is not.

Look around this thread for a minute. When you see a WFA winner saying his interpretation of the rule is correct with "absolute certainty", and he turns out to be wrong, something has gone terribly, terribly awry.
I can tell you that because that's exactly what common sense told me. The bolt protruding rule was to allow to help with bumper attachment and support. How does a bolt protruding 4" of the ground hamper mounting bumpers? So why would it be allowed?

I have nothing but respect for PC and have learned much from him over the years. Just because he is a WFA doesn't make him always correct.
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