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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 01:37 AM
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Theres 3 ways buy the ones i shown you split yours or make your own with a english wheel.How wide of a wheel you tring to put back there. With a good rear coilover its not needed to mini tub unless its a 20x10 or something huge like that.
Old Dec 23, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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im running leaf springs
Old Dec 23, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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I would be very eager to hear how you would easily move your leaf springs further in as you stated? You can also get very cheap Tubs from jegs or summit. Not exact fits and would require some fitting and fabrication but well worth the price difference IMO.

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https://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...KzP3bRrfH14%3d

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http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...lse&N=+115
Old Dec 23, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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I would be very eager to hear how you would easily move your leaf springs further in as you stated? You can also get very cheap Tubs from jegs or summit. Not exact fits and would require some fitting and fabrication but well worth the price difference IMO.

Jegs
https://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...KzP3bRrfH14%3d

Summit
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...lse&N=+115
I would just move the leaf springs on to the other side of the frame rails
Old Dec 23, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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and fabricate new mounting locations for them? what about shock mounts? I'm curious because I plan on doing the same sometime in the near future? I think the rear mounting location is right under the frame.
Old Dec 23, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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for the shocks you could just drill a new mount for them in the floor board instead of designing a new mount for them on the rear end. when i get underneath there this week ill have a better idea. just kinda going off memory right now. but new mounts for the leaf springs should be an insanely easy fabrication.just use the same shape that is already being used and relocate it to the other side of the frame.
Old Dec 23, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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please post pictures when you get it done. Sounds very interesting to me.
Old Dec 23, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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for where the spring hooks up in the rear you could modify a a mount in the back. the hard part would be that the fuel tank is in the way on the drivers side. plenty of room on the passenger side.



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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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I'm thinking some kind of strengthening would be needed to the new mounting location for the forward mounting point where to welded the tab you cut off the other side.



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