Has anyone seen these yet?
Aftermarket IRS Cover?
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Probably one of the most overdue parts for our cars. Problem is the cost of design and manufacturing likely out weighs a decent return on investment.
Ah, I found ONE! I spoke with one of our manufactors and they have them.
Yeah I remember the control freaks one then nothing ever came of it. I was looking for one for a customer. It's cool we can get them, I wish I had one back in the day.
Yeah I remember the control freaks one then nothing ever came of it. I was looking for one for a customer. It's cool we can get them, I wish I had one back in the day.
Nice find Tommy. I've been hoping someone would start to make one of these. I need one for the fox as well, although finding one for an 8.8 solid won't be a problem.
Group buy anyone?
Group buy anyone?
I could probably figure something out if we can get a bunch of them. PM me
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I have a billetflow. Was over $800
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Why do we need one of these at an outrageous price when a BF brace keeps them from shattering?
^ I agree. The support brack made by nearly any manufacturer does a fine job for around $150 Unless they offer a little more fluid capacity and cooling fins, I would just stick with my BF brace.
I remember the control freaks cover. It was a POS
I remember the control freaks cover. It was a POS
The retail price on the LPW is 219.00. It is thicker and stronger than the stocker and it is a support girdle for the rear end. It has the studs that support the main caps in the rear to keep the carrier from moving around. It's worth 60.00 more bucks than a brace. Same reason they make these for a solid axle. If it wasn't doing it's job everyone would have a cheap thin stock steel cover on their race car.
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I'm not debating weather or not a diff girdle is better than a brace, I just don't agree with your logic that if allot of people have it, it must work.
Personally in an 8.8 solid rear, I think diff girdles are more worth their cost in their flatter, leak free mating surfaces than in their ability to correct differential deflection. If two nodular iron caps bolted to a nodular iron housing, with four 15mm coarse thread grade 8 bolts decides its going to deflect or flex, two little allen bolts threaded into aluminum isn't going to stop it. However, like I said, there is something to be said for the strength and consistency of the mating surface.
Fore is suppose to have one available pretty soon... I'm waiting for that piece.
definitely looks nice. I will be putting their solid axle piece on the car soon enough.
So you don't think the rear mains will flex? Why do you think they make High dollar billet caps. The diff supports put a load on the center of the cap. They do work and my opinion of a lot of people have it so it must work is not a random opinion. It's fact. Geez. always a hater.
+1. I had a main cap break in my IRS pumpkin. Result-replace half shaft, gears, whole pumpkin and diff. that flex took out the whole thing and cost a pretty penny to replace. the IRS brace won't stop that. main cap preload at least would have given it a chance.
I've heard of quite a few situations of the covers breaking with the brace on it. It can break just as easy with the brace on, just a matter of time. Other than that, I could definitely see where you were coming from!
I thinnk that I am going to get one of the LPW covers instead of the BF IRS Brace. Thanks for the info!
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