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Old 08-19-2009, 03:14 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by instarx View Post
It will work great in Photoshop or whatever, but in real life the wheel and tire extend too far outside of plane of the body panels, especially as the panel curves inward at the bottom.
I'm not sure if that's b/c the van is sitting on an angle right now or not... the suspension in the rear is a solid axle with shocks/leaf springs, so it articulates quite a bit to compensate for angles, which makes the tires stick out from the sides.

But even if I have to compensate by bowing out the panel, that will be fine. It's called "custom fabrication" for a reason, right?

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