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Old 08-24-2009, 03:42 PM   #1
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pretty sure i am playing with a loaded gun , but i have been hitting the track alot more and i am just wondering should i buy a irs brace. i am still on street tires but i may buy some dr's here pretty soon.and how strong are the halfshafts.btw cut my best 60ft time lastnite 2.0 on street tires.
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Old 08-24-2009, 05:18 PM   #2
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I ran in the 1.8's with Nitto DR's and NO IRS brace.....I now have a BF though!
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Old 08-24-2009, 06:51 PM   #3
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I ran in the 1.8's with Nitto DR's and NO IRS brace.....I now have a BF though!
i hope i can cut those times or lower once i get the DR's my buddy ran on them twice and he is gonna sell to me for 80 bucks 315 17s i think thats a pretty good investment
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Old 08-24-2009, 07:10 PM   #4
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i have a steeda brace on my snake, no probs with it.
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Old 08-24-2009, 07:17 PM   #5
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cool gonna order one now hope it will be here b4 the dfwstangs cruise this weekend i get alot of wheel hop at this track dont wanna blow anything up.btw did you put the brace on yourself or took to a shop
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The IRS brace should have been your first mod haha. I installed mine myself. Pretty easy, took me about an hour.
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i also swapped out the 2 bushings in front of the diff that mount up to the frame. that reduced my wheel hop instantly.
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The IRS brace should have been your first mod haha. I installed mine myself. Pretty easy, took me about an hour.
im calling BS... no way did it only take an hour. mine took me like a damn month with 3 people.
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but really... its easy
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lets call it 1hr 50 minutes... i'll settle =)
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