It's not how a weld "looks" it's how it "test's"
To fit 39" up front there would be 2 ways. Trim firewall and weld in a more accepting firewall-kick. Or move front geometery foward a few inches. If it went rear wheel only moving front foward would be the way to get some L O N G travel up front. This might be Coreys first Raptor extreme, but it ain't his first long travel. Corey does not Talk that much about some things. That don't mean his wheels ain't spinnin.
Ohhhh they have been spinning really fast.