This past Friday I actually made a swap back to IRS from a solid axle. The axle was an 8.8 out of a 2001 Bullit. I had upgraded to 3.73s, Moser 31 spline axles, 05 mustang gt locker, MM spherical bearing lower control arms, UPR spherical bearing upper control arms. The IRS has Steeda diff brace, subframe bushings, and diff bushings.
Am I Crazy?
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I'd never get rid of my IRS, solid axles are for pickup trucks...
Whether or not you are crazy is a matter of opinion. I have one of each and will not swap either one. the GENERAL feeling is that solids are better for dragstrips and IRS is better for road course stuff. There are plenty of people on both sides of the argument however.
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Of course not. It's your car.
I wound never get rid of my IRS! A properly set up IRS to me will hook just as good if not better than a solid axle. I have added ac427Cobra's full IRS Upgrade Kit, DSS Level 5 Half Shafts, Tru-Trac locker, Fore Diff Cover and I can beat on it at the track and have a blast in the corners on the way home! And have a much better ride!
The question is not about if an IRS can hook, but instead, if you will make it past the 60' without a broken half shaft.
That stuff doesn't mean shit. You can dump $4-5000 into an IRS and the axles will snap just as fast as a stocker under the right situations. Hell for the price of a set of Level 5's alone you can do an entire solid swap, to each his own.
I thought it would be fun to get a poll going on this topic. I honestly thought the solid would have more votes. After having both setups I'm gonna have to say the IRS is better. Ride quality is night and day and I did better at the track when I was on the IRS (and never broke a halfshaft). I went to a SRA setup in preparation for nitrous and heavy track duty (and it was a free swap). Since I've cut back on my racing a lot I decided now would be a good time to go back to my original setup (free swap again). I also think it's kinda cool to have an IRS because it's a setup that the average mustang doesn't have.
I would never swap my IRS either.
I am building an 04 with a 91MM Turbo. Kept the IRS. Put level 5 everything on it..... :rockon:
depends how the car is driven imo. seen/read plenty of level 5's breaking with hard driving. you guys just have to stop babying your cars....lol
So what are you saying?:shrug:
i personally think that it all comes down to what you will be doing with your car. if my car was for the strip only, i'd have an SRA in it no questions asked. but if my car was street driven and maybe saw the track a couple times a year, i'd keep the IRS. i don't think you're crazy :thumbsup:
Im saying most people dont drive their cars that hard. if your not interested in weight reduction and going faster / getting quick ET's the solid is not for you. I did it at first because I beat the shit out of my car and the solid was the first mod I did to my car. A street driven Cobra should just keep the IRS. everyone was on the kick for a while and its not the first post where someone went back.
It is your car - mod or unmod as you want. :beer:
:lol1:..and what does your high horspower car run in the qtr?
:lol1:..and what does your high horspower car run in the qtr?
Stay with the irs!
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