Anyone with IRS or wanna do the SRA swap READ THIS!!!

Diabeetus · October 6th, 2008, 03:56 AM

Here are a couple posts that I found researching my possible SRA swap. Super, super informative. Im sure some people have already seen it, but for those who havent, you should really take a look. Weather youre planning on doing the swap or not, this guy tells you everything about the IRS.

LEVEL 5 IRS or THE RED PILL - SVTPerformance

2003 Cobra IRS to 8.8 Live Axle Swap (DETAILS & PICS) - SVTPerformance

killerSVTcobra · October 6th, 2008, 01:35 PM

i like my solid axle swap. the car still handles great, and it doesnt ride much different. its all in the components you use. i went with steeda steel ($$ reasons) upper and lower control arms, and steeda sport springs with cheap ($18 ea) monroe rear shocks.<----will upgrade someday. even with the solid axle i like the way it handles better than the irs. my oppinion though

Diabeetus · October 6th, 2008, 05:25 PM

People say how bad it handles or how bad it feels after the swap, but it cant feel any different form a GT and I dont hear all the GT owners bitching about their ride. Im still torn on wether or not I wanna do it. I wanna drag it every other weekend or so and my long range plans call for big horsepower. This is, I cant get gears or a cat-back untill Imake up my mind on what to do. Its killing me!

smitty · October 6th, 2008, 07:22 PM

DO IT its much easier than most ppl think and well worth it if your hitting the track every other weekend. at the track the axle snapping on 4500 RPM launches is the last thing on my mind. when i had a irs i was hopping all the way through first and into second then BOOM, sure i should of got out of it and saved the axle but now i dont even think about. and we all know at the starting line you have enough to think about you dont wanna be thinking about snapping the halfshaft or feathering the clutch just to save a halfshaft. just my opinion i love my solid works really well for me. but to each his/her own.

killerSVTcobra · October 7th, 2008, 02:47 PM

+1
i would do it, it will be cheaper in the long run....you will be happy as long as you try to buy the cheapest parts possible....i can get in mine and drive it 6 or 7 hrs down the highway and not think anything about it, and the ride doesnt beat you up. the swap is real easy..if i had my choice to do something like this or put in a clutch...i would do this...if you had a hoist you could do it in about 5 hrs or so,

01snak3 · February 8th, 2011, 07:41 PM

i need to know what are the parts that i need to do the swap my friend selling me his sra

majorownage · February 8th, 2011, 09:02 PM

i can has your irs?

XD

V8POWA! · February 9th, 2011, 12:48 AM

jesus! 2008!

jk_aktion · February 9th, 2011, 12:53 AM

^ you noticed to... time to clean out the mm files..

WickedSnake00 · February 9th, 2011, 10:33 AM

Despite how old it is... It was nice to get the links to all the IRS parts in that writeup. Subscribed on SVTP.

jamiehatch · February 28th, 2011, 11:34 AM

SInce I did my IRS swap, I feel my car handles better. rides better. I dont snap shafts anymore. and the rear end dosent seem to follow the uneven road groves like the irs rear did.

mustang3194 · February 28th, 2011, 10:20 PM

someone needs to make a irs strength kit. they are a terrible design to begin with. yes they can ride better but not strength. straights tend to jump around in the back a little more but there is much more strength

October 6th, 2008, 03:56 AM	#1
Diabeetus Regular Black 2001 Cobra Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 343 iTrader: 2 reviews	Anyone with IRS or wanna do the SRA swap READ THIS!!! Here are a couple posts that I found researching my possible SRA swap. Super, super informative. Im sure some people have already seen it, but for those who havent, you should really take a look. Weather youre planning on doing the swap or not, this guy tells you everything about the IRS. LEVEL 5 IRS or THE RED PILL - SVTPerformance 2003 Cobra IRS to 8.8 Live Axle Swap (DETAILS & PICS) - SVTPerformance __________________ Black 2001 SVT Cobra Solid axle "Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from bad jugment" MM Cobra Club Member #1

October 6th, 2008, 01:35 PM	#2
killerSVTcobra Regular 04 mustang cobra Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: sioux city, iowa Posts: 144 iTrader: 0 reviews	i like my solid axle swap. the car still handles great, and it doesnt ride much different. its all in the components you use. i went with steeda steel ($$ reasons) upper and lower control arms, and steeda sport springs with cheap ($18 ea) monroe rear shocks.<----will upgrade someday. even with the solid axle i like the way it handles better than the irs. my oppinion though __________________ If you cant hear the whine, then your behind Mods: solid axle with 3.73's, MGW shifter, bassani cat-back, afco heat exchanger, k&n fipk, C&L intake tube, accufab throttle body with s.c. inlet, 2.76 upper pulley, 90 mm aux idler pulley, sct tuner

October 6th, 2008, 05:25 PM	#3
Diabeetus Regular Black 2001 Cobra Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 343 iTrader: 2 reviews	People say how bad it handles or how bad it feels after the swap, but it cant feel any different form a GT and I dont hear all the GT owners bitching about their ride. Im still torn on wether or not I wanna do it. I wanna drag it every other weekend or so and my long range plans call for big horsepower. This is, I cant get gears or a cat-back untill Imake up my mind on what to do. Its killing me! __________________ Black 2001 SVT Cobra Solid axle "Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from bad jugment" MM Cobra Club Member #1

October 6th, 2008, 07:22 PM	#4
smitty Regular 2001 svt cobra 12.84@110 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Glendale,CA Posts: 59 iTrader: 1 reviews	DO IT its much easier than most ppl think and well worth it if your hitting the track every other weekend. at the track the axle snapping on 4500 RPM launches is the last thing on my mind. when i had a irs i was hopping all the way through first and into second then BOOM, sure i should of got out of it and saved the axle but now i dont even think about. and we all know at the starting line you have enough to think about you dont wanna be thinking about snapping the halfshaft or feathering the clutch just to save a halfshaft. just my opinion i love my solid works really well for me. but to each his/her own. __________________ tri-ax, alum. drive shaft,caster/camber plates,cia, SCT chip,4.10 gears,solid axle swap, 31 spline axles,UPR control arms, UPR A-arms, flowmasters,MSD 2-step,SLP line lock,front and rear coil overs 307rwhp,309rwtq MM New Edge Cobra Club Member #4

October 7th, 2008, 02:47 PM	#5
killerSVTcobra Regular 04 mustang cobra Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: sioux city, iowa Posts: 144 iTrader: 0 reviews	+1 i would do it, it will be cheaper in the long run....you will be happy as long as you try to buy the cheapest parts possible....i can get in mine and drive it 6 or 7 hrs down the highway and not think anything about it, and the ride doesnt beat you up. the swap is real easy..if i had my choice to do something like this or put in a clutch...i would do this...if you had a hoist you could do it in about 5 hrs or so, __________________ If you cant hear the whine, then your behind Mods: solid axle with 3.73's, MGW shifter, bassani cat-back, afco heat exchanger, k&n fipk, C&L intake tube, accufab throttle body with s.c. inlet, 2.76 upper pulley, 90 mm aux idler pulley, sct tuner

February 8th, 2011, 07:41 PM	#6
01snak3 Regular 2002 mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: miami Posts: 112 iTrader: 0 reviews	i need to know what are the parts that i need to do the swap my friend selling me his sra __________________ ]my slow 02 mustang gt

February 8th, 2011, 09:02 PM	#7
majorownage Regular Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 424 iTrader: 0 reviews	i can has your irs? XD __________________ 1998 Gt full pi swap -Dead and gone 1998 Mark VIII 4.30s, 125 shot, 93 d/s-Daily Driver 1998 BAB Cobra-Project

February 9th, 2011, 12:48 AM	#8
V8POWA! POWA! 24/7 fukkers 1996 Mustang GT 1 @ 1 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cali 805 Posts: 4,821 iTrader: 1 reviews	jesus! 2008! __________________ Check Out My Build Thread!

February 9th, 2011, 12:53 AM	#9
jk_aktion Regular Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 380 iTrader: 2 reviews	^ you noticed to... time to clean out the mm files..

February 9th, 2011, 10:33 AM	#10
WickedSnake00 MM's king of Neon's 404 - car not found 17.81@87 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Diesel Engine Capital of the World, Columbus, IN Posts: 7,373 iTrader: 0 reviews	Despite how old it is... It was nice to get the links to all the IRS parts in that writeup. Subscribed on SVTP. __________________ Official Secondhand Snake Build Thread Here Looks Like a Cobra, Sounds Like a Cobra, Tastes Like a Cobra, Not a Cobra. For Sale: P71 Interceptor motor

February 28th, 2011, 11:34 AM	#11
jamiehatch Regular 1999 Mustang Cobra Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 109 iTrader: 0 reviews	SInce I did my IRS swap, I feel my car handles better. rides better. I dont snap shafts anymore. and the rear end dosent seem to follow the uneven road groves like the irs rear did.

February 28th, 2011, 10:20 PM	#12
mustang3194 Regular 1996 Mustang Cobra Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dubuque, IA Posts: 113 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	someone needs to make a irs strength kit. they are a terrible design to begin with. yes they can ride better but not strength. straights tend to jump around in the back a little more but there is much more strength __________________ 95 Mustang swapped to a 96 Cobra Drivetrain

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