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Old 11-08-2015, 08:17 AM
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Excellent info. Heading to your profile to check out the YouTube stuff. Wished we lived closer. Would like to meet you. You seem like a really cool dude. I'll keep you updated on my progress. The motor will be going in very soon and once I get that squared away, I'll be starting on the tub and eventually, the roll bar. So much appreciate your input.
Old 11-08-2015, 12:17 PM
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I'm pretty sure 17" widened "in" towards the diff with the tub kit will rub the A-arms, pretty sure you can only run a 18x12" wide !
It's the angle of the A-arms
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Hi
I used the lingenfelter kit at the time 02 ish , not a good look seeing the garage floor through the trunk on a car only 6 months old lol.

A couple of pics i hope may help .

I do remember there was a modified upper shock bracket in the kit , i think it extended the shock travel and positioned the shock slightly lower
so not to interfere with the top inner rim .

The inner wheel well in the kit was great , and reasonably easy to fit , don't think i would have enjoyed trying to extend the stock one .






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Originally Posted by LedfootLarry
I'm pretty sure 17" widened "in" towards the diff with the tub kit will rub the A-arms, pretty sure you can only run a 18x12" wide !
It's the angle of the A-arms
That's kinda what I was thinking might happen. That was my reason for asking about the 17s fitting into the tub. Maybe I'll just save some $$ and do the LG spindles. Then I can run some 15s or 16s.
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Thumbing through a Corvette Central c-5 catalog saw a mini tub kit , 145027 - 699.95, if anybody is interested.
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Originally Posted by CactusCat
That's kinda what I was thinking might happen. That was my reason for asking about the 17s fitting into the tub. Maybe I'll just save some $$ and do the LG spindles. Then I can run some 15s or 16s.
Just keep in mind you can't run big brakes with a small dia. wheel.
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Originally Posted by road pilot
Just keep in mind you can't run big brakes with a small dia. wheel.
Still debating over all the options. Sheesh..
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Originally Posted by punz
Thumbing through a Corvette Central c-5 catalog saw a mini tub kit , 145027 - 699.95, if anybody is interested.
Looked it up and its been discontinued.
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Originally Posted by CactusCat
Looked it up and its been discontinued.
Wow , it was in their new catalog that I got from them at the muscle car show on Sat., they probably got it from Lingingfelter. Looked like a nice kit, oh well.
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That looks real nice!!!



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