i want to do the irs swap into my GT and i was wondering if there have been any serious problems w/ the IRS. if anyone has info it is greatly appreciated.

 

I have asked around and there seems to be seriuos problems with wheel hop. The IRS has rubber bushings in the
control arms. So I suggest that the rubber bushings be replaced with polyurethane. What are the plans for the car I guess
you will autocross or road racing with this rear. The solid axled cars are better for the drag strip.

Matt[:'(][:'(][:'(][:'(]

 

to upgrade the IRS the axles alone are 1500$ so i suggest looking into a solid axle

 

i'm going more for road racing than drag racing, but i'm not sure which one is better. i want the car to be able to perform well through corners and straight line. what i'm wondering is does the irs differential have any serious issues with leaking or breaking when driven hard. also wondering how much it would be to seriously upgrade the solid axle for this. i found a full irs assembly for $1700 and i wanted to know if it was worth it.

 

yes to much wheel hop will break the cover and or the half shafts

 

so it's safe to say it's not really worth the money to do the swap.

also, is the front suspension on the gt the same as the cobra?

 

i think they just have different struts, but im not positive

 

Why in the hell do you want IRS in a GT? Dont you know that Cobra ownser complain about it on a daily basis? [&:][&:]

 

The yes the IRS rear would be better for road racing. You might have to beef up the arms and bushings as well.
It will be very expensive and will add additional weight to the car, like 70lbs.

Matt

 

ahh screw it.... i'll just stick with what i got. does anyone know what type of control arm bushings will cause the least amount of damage to my torque boxes. this car is daily driven.