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Looking to Trade my IRS rear for a solid 8.8 axle years 01-04?

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Old 02-24-2011, 11:29 AM
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You can do that with just some full length subframe connectors... 100 bucks and your there lol
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Old 02-24-2011, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by uberstang1
Fear the Torque arm/ watts link, it smells your fear. Lol
Its not fear, it just levels the playing field. The IRS is not a great suspension in actuality. They build the IRS around the existing body already, so it has its limitations. For a free mod, the IRS was worth the 12 hour instal time lol
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Old 02-24-2011, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by H0SS302
You can do that with just some full length subframe connectors... 100 bucks and your there lol
Show a similar pic with just lower stiffeners!
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Old 02-24-2011, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by H0SS302
Its not fear, it just levels the playing field. The IRS is not a great suspension in actuality. They build the IRS around the existing body already, so it has its limitations. For a free mod, the IRS was worth the 12 hour instal time lol
Yea, I personally beleive its all personal preference on what kind of conditions you wan't the car to perform in. Stock vs. Stock the IRS will out corner a stock 4-link anyday, no questions asked. But for the ET 1/4 oriented guys SRA is the way to go, and for street guys, street races bear the closest resemblence to a drag race. Even though I do see some people trying to run 90 degree turns on the city streets like there hittin the autocross, but it usually doesn't end well. But if you like hittin those curley mountain roads im sure the IRS is tons of fun.
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Old 02-24-2011, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Moonshine
Show a similar pic with just lower stiffeners!
I dont need to show a pick, I know from personal experience. Everyone I know with full length weld ins can support the car like that with 1 jack stand. Hell when I did the IRS swap the guy in the other car was scrwing around with the car wile it was balancing on 1 lol.
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Old 02-24-2011, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by H0SS302
I dont need to show a pick, I know from personal experience. Everyone I know with full length weld ins can support the car like that with 1 jack stand. Hell when I did the IRS swap the guy in the other car was scrwing around with the car wile it was balancing on 1 lol.

I'm not saying you're wrong. Why would one install upper stiffeners when simply lower stiffeners will do the trick.

At any rate, I suppose just a watt's link will do just fine for my road racing dreams.
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Old 02-24-2011, 12:05 PM
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because jazzer has more into his suspension than most guys have in there cars
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