I want to widen the rear quarters on my car to fit in a larger tire as well as to move the tires outward for a wider rear stance. I will not be glueing/riviting a body kit on top of the existing skin (none are made for my application anyway) - I want to enlarge the tub diameter as well as fabricate and weld in a 3-5 inch wider quarter panel (kinda like what Dually Trucks have but nothing that sticks out that much)

1. Does anyone know whats under the rear quarter panels on a Coupe body ?

2. Is it an integral structual part of the car or is it cosmetic like a quarter panel on a full framed truck bed ?

3. Is the wheel well tub structual or not ?

4. Is anyone parting out a car and is willing to cut this area out and send pics ?

Thanks man, that would be awesome

If you know someone who works in a body shop - see if you can borrow a cut-off-wheel-grinder.

I dont care if the job is neat or messey

Just please protect yerself, yer eyes especially

And THANKS

I can photoshop you something up in return if ya want.

Bad Venge - Im new here and I dont know who Paulino is, could you please supply me a link or something - Thanks

The thing is - every wide body kit Ive seen was something you "glue" on top of the existing stock quarter panel. I want to cut out the quarter completly and put on a "flared" panel I'll fabricate from metal and weld it in - Im doing this so I can fit in something like a 255/60 tire (way bigger than stock), the whole suspension in the rear's removed and a custom one made to fit a RWD axle. I need to know if its structually sound to butcher the quarter to fit a tire thats 35% wider (like a Mikey Thompson sportsman tire)


Nykon - if you dont have body/fabrication tools and ya cant borrow any - you could drill a bunch of holes and grab a strong big flathead screwdriver and hammer between the holes (like connect the dots) and just pry sections away so it looks like a blast went off behind it - just please wear thick gloves - I dont want ya cutting yer hands up on my account [thats if ya go through with it at all]

Thanks again