over the past couple weeks i've been collecting parts to get this done. got almost everything yesterday so went ahead and started the swap today. 3 hours in and i got the irs out, sra somewhat in. have to do things like shocks/brakes and adjust everything. here's a couple pics i've grabbed along the way. wont be on the road until monday as i'm waiting on my diff cover from summit, lost the stocker so had to order one last minute .

the set up consists of a stock 8.8 with welded tubes, usa alloy 31 spline axles, 31 spline ford diff, oem 3.73's, perfect launch diff cover, gt brakes and gt springs with 1 coil cut, strange shocks, and baseline uppers and lowers. still have to find a catback, anyone selling a sra bassani or any catback with a straight thru muffler?

 

Very cool man! So when you were talking about dropping a 100 lbs. or so out of the car, was this what you were talking about? I was always told a SRA was a bit lighter, but never really knew for sure.

 

yup that's what i was talking about. i can lift the sra by myself, cant say the same about the irs, can barely even pick up one half of it, she's a pig.

 

dude what are you doing with your IRS?

let me know like yesterday

 

Oh yeah. The IRS in the MN12/Mark VIII is the same way. I can lift 200lbs fairly easily with my legs and I could barely get that damned thing up on a jack.

 

Got as far as I could tonight. Waiting on the cover and I need a new ujoint, I missed that part on the how to's :/

And the IRS is already sold to a guy in Tennessee.

 

Awesome swap.. definitely a huge weight savings!.. It'll be a bit beefier too

 

it's just funny looking at the two set ups knowing the sra is stronger, seems like so much less! I'm curious if i'll be losing more than 100lbs, i'd have to bet the irs setup weighs damn close to 300lbs, the sra i'm thinking weighs in closer to 150 or so.

 

looks like a legit setup you got yourself there! im still trying to decide if i want to keep my IRS.. if you want to loose some more weight put on a tubular K unless you have already.

 

if you guys either know anyone or you want to sell an 03/04 IRS, pm me i want one

i cant wait to see that thing at the track now, gonna be a beast!!!