tub and narrow?

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  1. afjaybird

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    ok my dad wants to fly out and do this to the maverick and i was wondering what this will really do to the car. I understand that it makes room for wider back tires and smaller ones up front but what else really changes? like stearing or braking or is it even streetable
     
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    many cars on the street are tubbed. just allows wider tires on the rear. shouldn't affect too much if you don't go real radical. dosent do anything to the front. after he gets the practice with yours send him my way.:bouncy:
     
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    The only side effect is fewer passengers in the back seat. ;)
     
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    And yes, the car was street driven like that for years. We put about 20,000 miles on it after tubbing it out. I am planning to do it again to one of my Mavericks one day. 'Cept it will have a built 460. :evilsmile
     
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    well he did work from a race team in texas and now has his own shop in missouri (st.louis side if anyone is wondering) says it will only take him a couple of days but he cant get out to cali till next year he says so i hope my rear will hold up till then i was going to buy a new one but i guess i cant now
     
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    What is location and name of the shop? I am just west of St. Louis.
     
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    yeah i know where eureka is i grew up in st. charles but right now he lives in high ridge (near fenton or arnold) im not sure about his shop havnt seen him in a couple years
     
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    Cool let me know about the shop. I have friends in the High Ridge and Fenton area. What is your Dad's name?
     
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    Make it look really cool! (y)
     
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    my dads name it tim reedi cant talk to him until the weekend (time differances from middle east are a bitch) then i will get the name of his shop
     
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    will i be able to keep the same gastank? and i meant tim reed not reedi
     
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    By the time you install tubs and narrowed frame rails you will likely need to go to a fuel cell.
     
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    i also want to keep it street able this is ok to do right?
     

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