Fairlead on top or bottom.

[mudnut]

G'day, all.

I wish to use the winch cradle
(10mm plate steel) as a base
on which to construct a tube
bull bar. As it is, the cable
spools in the top of the drum as
I didn't wish the fairlead and
cable to be one of the first
points of contact in case of a
collision with an object.
I have a chance now to
change this arrangement.
I know now that the lower
the fairlead, there is slightly
less pressure applied to it.
Other than that, does it
matter if the cable spools
over or under?