I ran into this problem with 3 in drop spindles and 15 in wheels so I had the gutters trimmed. For piece of mind I boxed them as well. If I could do it over I would have saved myself the hassle and just ran with 2 1/2 drop spindles, but hey it worked
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Trimmed for wheel clearance, boxed with 3/16" plate, all tig welded.