To continue on.... the whole point of this is to modify the new gas tank skid before installing it...
Here's how I cut it:
Marked the old skid using a sharpie while it was still installed and just redrew the "cut out area" on the new tank.
I then smoothed out the edges and loaded it up with a bunch of coats of rust preventing enamel (you'll notice the drip marks in future pics).
Once the tank was installed, I rechecked for clearance.
Here's the bread and butter:
With the sway bar disconnected, the eye-to-eye length of the shock is 26.5". NOTE, there is no interference with the gas tank... however the coil spring is loose at this length!! And the brake line is in good shape. What does this mean? This means that you either want shocks (or limiting straps) that are 26.5" long to MAXIMIZE offroad flex. No brake line mod is required. Any longer and you'll risk the spring coming loose (for the RC kit anyways)
And now for the pictures:
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