The reason I'm mini-tubbing is honestly budget. It sounds weird to say, but the truth. I'm planning on running Vette wheels. Either take offs or reproductions. They're 10-11 inches in the rear and widely available at a very affordable price. You don't see many high volume production aftermarket wheels in widths greater than 8.5".
I rolled my own mini-tubs by widening a set of reproduction inners 2.75". I have to build a new rear anyway so I'm building it a little wider than stock to account for the high offset.
A second reason for it was the "while I'm at it" syndrome. I figured it would be much easier to mini-tub it now than to do it on the finished car. I'm only planning on running 295's out of the gate, but I'll have a ton of wiggle room and can always add more tire as needed.
Last edited by Rhino; 06-02-2009 at 02:20 PM.
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