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    rear end help

    i just bought a 2004 chevy i want to mini tub it so i can put a deep dish rim wide but am i going to have to get a smaller rear end? if so what kind and that can hold some hp?

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    Don't know how deep you are wanting to go, but it will probably need suspension work too. The wheel/tire get close to the springs before it does the fender in the rear.

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    Any decent drivetrain shop can chop axle tubes and make the axles work, but honestly, if you're going to spend the money, get a heavier duty rear out of a SS or a ford 9" or something.
    blown transmissions are about as useful as 97% of the guys on this forum

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    DB RODS nuf said

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    you need to go 4 link to max out the clearance for wider wheels. DBRods, as previously mentioned, can do that for you. You could put big Mickeys on it, then.
    See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709

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    4 link agreed, but I'd make sure I had the power to back it up. it'd be like a 94 d16 civic with a huge front mount that's hooked up to absolutely nothing

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    the ssr rear axle is a little shorter that a c/k truck which will allow u to put on wider tires
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    You can gain a good 3" per side with swapping to a 88-98 style 14bolt. But you are still stuck with the leafspring being in the way to run any kind of tire in the back. Unless you like sticky outies..

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