mini tub kit
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mini tub kit
I have a 430CI stroker with the YSI kit and am making 820RWHP. I have a fully built trans and rear end and have PFADT Coilovers and front and rear sway bars. I am looking at the mini tub kit and wondered if anybody has done one?
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Why are you copying my setup? 
No, seriously though people have done the mini tub kit but a lot of people just do the wide quarters and use a set of welds or other custom wheel.
No, seriously though people have done the mini tub kit but a lot of people just do the wide quarters and use a set of welds or other custom wheel.
Melting Slicks
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I'm with MVP! I'd do the wide quarters. Easy to switch back, looks good, and you don't cut anything up! You can fit a 19x13 wheel with a 345 wide tire under there no problem...or any size like it!
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Well,..I have done my own mini tub kit.
Wasn't planning on it but...long story short, when $7,000 dollar wheels are dropped in your lap for a crazy deal,..you change plans, as I did.
I have coilovers...(dunno what would have to be done on a car without them...if anything). All you do is cut out a section, then move it inboard., cut a flap/filler the size of the area you just cut out..... build a bridge... and boom, they're you go.
I also wanna do a wider fender one day when I have the spare funds for it. If I had an option, I woulda just did that.
Wasn't planning on it but...long story short, when $7,000 dollar wheels are dropped in your lap for a crazy deal,..you change plans, as I did.
I have coilovers...(dunno what would have to be done on a car without them...if anything). All you do is cut out a section, then move it inboard., cut a flap/filler the size of the area you just cut out..... build a bridge... and boom, they're you go.
I also wanna do a wider fender one day when I have the spare funds for it. If I had an option, I woulda just did that.
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Well,..I have done my own mini tub kit.
Wasn't planning on it but...long story short, when $7,000 dollar wheels are dropped in your lap for a crazy deal,..you change plans, as I did.
I have coilovers...(dunno what would have to be done on a car without them...if anything). All you do is cut out a section, then move it inboard., cut a flap/filler the size of the area you just cut out..... build a bridge... and boom, they're you go.
I also wanna do a wider fender one day when I have the spare funds for it. If I had an option, I woulda just did that.
Wasn't planning on it but...long story short, when $7,000 dollar wheels are dropped in your lap for a crazy deal,..you change plans, as I did.
I have coilovers...(dunno what would have to be done on a car without them...if anything). All you do is cut out a section, then move it inboard., cut a flap/filler the size of the area you just cut out..... build a bridge... and boom, they're you go.
I also wanna do a wider fender one day when I have the spare funds for it. If I had an option, I woulda just did that.
Are buy the kit from the two diff place's almost 1,k for it. The one is a vendor in here on that kit..
Melting Slicks
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What this man said.
We do have one of our cars with an LPE "KIT" which "I' didn't install(years and years ago) and it looks pretty close to mine but,...if you have access to a kit, vs making your own...why not?!
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If a person's has the skills I would do like you man, I really dont see 1,k pay out for what you get in the kit. Look up in here DIY post and do it yourself.. Robert
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For your power level though, I'd pick up another set of wheels if you plan on hooking in third gear. You can forget about hooking 1st and 2nd on the street. I have a set of 16x9.5 wheels that I throw on the back of my car when I need better traction on the street. They have 295/50/16 ET Streets on them and hook in most of third gear @ 22 PSI. If you don't want to drop that low, then maybe look at getting a 17X11 with an M&H 325/40/17 or a 17x9.5-11 with a 295/45/17. With an 18X12 or 13, you could get an ET Street in 345/35/18.
Just remember, the less sidewall you have, the more you will spin...even with a 345 wide tire. A 19 inch wheel at your power level will suffer and you will probably not get full traction on the street until almost or in 4th gear.
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Robert
why not a 325x45rx17 for a business shoes here. Robert