Certain methods can undercut the edge and promote cracks. Now many vehicles will never see enough abuse to ever crack, but mine do. I am pretty rough on my rides.
Keep in mind that my concepts are only concepts and I have zero data to support my theory.
It is quite possible, I am full of hot air.
Damn, that is nice. I have never seen a plate run on the outside the lenght that you went. Only small portions where someone wanted to mount rock sliders and such.
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