Anyone here have a solid axle in thier Mark 8?
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RE: Anyone here have a solid axle in thier Mark 8?
i say unless your going for 8's in the 1/4 mile the stock set up will hold up fine. By the time you have put the money in bracing the bottom of the car and building mounts and moved the fuel tank some where you sould have a pretty stout stock set up. Stock the drive shaft runs over the gas tank because the stock "chunk" doesnt move like it would on a live axle. I have thought about it but i have talked my self out of it time and time again.
i say unless your going for 8's in the 1/4 mile the stock set up will hold up fine. By the time you have put the money in bracing the bottom of the car and building mounts and moved the fuel tank some where you sould have a pretty stout stock set up. Stock the drive shaft runs over the gas tank because the stock "chunk" doesnt move like it would on a live axle. I have thought about it but i have talked my self out of it time and time again.
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RE: Anyone here have a solid axle in thier Mark 8?
The IRS is a better setup. Unless you're planning on running REALLY fast (ie: gutted car, cage, $20k in the motor, etc.) don't bother switching. The only reason people with IRS cobras switch to solid axles is that the IRS in the mustang is a poorly designed piece. If you want the car to handle, stick with the IRS.
Oh, and no, it won't come anywhere close to "bolting up". You'd have to design your own subframe and brackets, there would be extensive cutting and welding involved, and in the end, you'd be lucky if it ended up as a safe setup.
The IRS is a better setup. Unless you're planning on running REALLY fast (ie: gutted car, cage, $20k in the motor, etc.) don't bother switching. The only reason people with IRS cobras switch to solid axles is that the IRS in the mustang is a poorly designed piece. If you want the car to handle, stick with the IRS.
Oh, and no, it won't come anywhere close to "bolting up". You'd have to design your own subframe and brackets, there would be extensive cutting and welding involved, and in the end, you'd be lucky if it ended up as a safe setup.
RE: Anyone here have a solid axle in thier Mark 8?
IF you have a streetable mark VIII the IRS will hold up fine. We planning on running high 9's with the IRS and upgraded axles.
No solid axle will just bolt up so we will be putting in a light 9" with ladder bar setup next season after the turbo and trans brake go on the car.
We should be back down to 3100lbs with the IRS deleted.
IF you have a streetable mark VIII the IRS will hold up fine. We planning on running high 9's with the IRS and upgraded axles.
No solid axle will just bolt up so we will be putting in a light 9" with ladder bar setup next season after the turbo and trans brake go on the car.
We should be back down to 3100lbs with the IRS deleted.
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RE: Anyone here have a solid axle in thier Mark 8?
if i even frag my irs its gettin a heidts 9 inch irs
if i even frag my irs its gettin a heidts 9 inch irs