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Originally Posted by scooter
I think you need to move the frame rails on with the tub kit when you use leaf style springs to get the widths you want on the wheels. The quadra link has the lower contol arms going to the rear at an angle so you gain a little more room for wider tires without moving the rails.
I have asked DSE to send a copy of the instructions so I know what I would be getting into before I purchase. I will be doing a lot of cutting and welding already on the back half of my car so a little more work for something like this is not an issue for me. From the video on the DSE site of the blue second gen makes me think the product is good enough for me. I dont plan on going to the track with the car too often, mostly street use so for the money vs. use I dont think other products are worth the cost.
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Regarding the mini-tubs,
On a first gen you have to cut out a 8-10" section of the frame and notch+box it out, as well as relocate your shocks.
Two things I was dissatisfied with with DSE's kit:
1.) When I bought the tubs the directions were ****. They left out a few steps and it looks like some of the measurements were off. I have a gap to fill on the passenger side now.
2.) The frame rails are left very thin towards the back curve of the wheel well. The stock rails are maybe 1" thick but you have to modify them to be basically wall-on-wall in one spot on each rail. I didn't like this so I made it a bit wider and shaped the metal around it more.
On a 2nd gen you can fit 315's in the stock wheel well, so I would not go through this BS for 20mm more tire.