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Old 06-20-2012, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ProTouring442 View Post
Of course, Jag moved the brakes outboard later...



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And it was still a piece of crap

The point is that EVERY IRS doesn't handle better than EVERY solid axle. It doesn't make sense to take production car designs and translate them into a performance vehicle without knowing the REASONS for the original design. Many current IRS designs in production cars are done for ride considerations, or low floorpans, or other packaging reasons. With the exception of the the Viper and Corvette, and a few others, they are not designed around anywhere close to the HP we are talking about either. Does anyone actually think a Jag design from the 60's, or an Explorer, or a T-bird are suspension designs to be emulated for a 500+hp trackable car?

A spinning chrome Jag rear looked cool in the back of a t-bucket 40 years ago, but thats not what we are building is it?
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