gil conroy
Apr 4th, 03, 10:50 AM
what is meant by this, how do you do this ,what advantage to mini tubbing do for me .running 235/60/15 on rears with 15-8 ralleys and would like to run 50s. Thanks 66 chevelle
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57nomad Apr 4th, 03, 11:47 AM I have a 72 that has been minie tubbed . The tubs don't go as far accross and permit a back seat. I doubt if you will need it on yours . just have to measure. If you tub you generly also narrow the rearend. graemlins/thumbsup.gif Clint44 Apr 4th, 03, 2:06 PM You can stuff some pretty large tire & wheel combos under a Chevelle or El Camino before mini-tubbing or full tubs are required. Thad Apr 5th, 03, 2:06 PM I've heard its hard to mini tub, a Chevelle, because, the wheel wells pretty much line up with the frame. Meaning to do it you have to "notch" the frame to do it. For 15-235-60s you don't need it. I'm runng 15-275-15s, and thing about going bigger. And its like Clint44 said, you can get a lot under the back of a Chevelle, before you need to get that radical. D'oh graemlins/clonk.gif Maybe a 66 is different. MAXX2 Apr 6th, 03, 12:08 PM Originally posted by Clint44: You can stuff some pretty large tire & wheel combos under a Chevelle or El Camino before mini-tubbing or full tubs are required. GIL; Email us, and we will take some pics of how we tubbed our '69 Elke. We offset the aluminum support channels and the aluminum tubs to create more clearance to prevent "RUB" as the tires move and flex. There was some gain in space over having the tubs line up with the frame. The former owner had rolled the inner lip(s), and then we cut out most of the inner fender for more space, however, we left 1" of the inner fender for support (Otherwise the fender would flex). As Clint stated, you can stuff some big tire/wheel combos under a Chevelle/Elke. graemlins/thumbsup.gif graemlins/thumbsup.gif 66chevelless427 Jun 23rd, 03, 5:08 PM LVMAXX Can i see some of these pics also. My email is rarichar411@aol.com Thanks Todd 1966_L78 Jun 23rd, 03, 6:56 PM Gil, I am running BFGoodrich 295-50/15 on the back of my 66, with a 15X8 inch rim... No trimming of the outer lip, and no mini tubs... Just need to get the right offset/backspacing on the rims. I also run 265/50-15s up front with no mods... See the picture in my signature below... Oh yeah, the car used to sit ALOT lower (3-5 inches lower), and still very seldom a clearance problem (my headers scraped :D )... MAXX2 Jun 24th, 03, 6:48 PM Originally posted by 66chevelless427: LVMAXX Can i see some of these pics also. My email is rarichar411@aol.com Thanks Todd http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/LVMAXX/ecbed34.JPG We can add some pics to the showroom as needed (Approx. 35 total). graemlins/beers.gif | ||