That is so untrue. How can you say that a solid axle doesnt handle and is only for a drag car? That is the biggest misconception about solids ever. Then how come a solid came in 90% of mustangs since they were ever made?? This argument can go on and on forever. You can make both rears handle nicely without a doubt. How come MM builds their road race cars with solids?? I can go on and on about this, but to say a solid doesnt handle is absolutely rediculous.
Stock SRA vs a Stock IRS the IRS will handle and feel better hands down. But a few changes to the solid, shocks, springs and it handles just fine.
Juiced:
Before you make blanket statements like that, you need to do some research yourself. Otherwise some unsuspecting member will take what you say and think it's fact, when really it's not! :read:
You mentioned MM so I will post a link (see post #64) :
http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...15-cobra-irs-vs-solid-axle-3.html#post7870753
This is the test driver for MM that evaluates suspension for them. Posted are his impressions of the IRS as compared to a Solid Rear Axle equipped with Torque-Arm AND a Panhard Bar. Clearly, there is NO comparison between the two! :dw:
Racers are people that drive cars on the ragged edge of handling. Sort of like balancing a ball bearing on the edge of a razor blade. They squeeze every single tenth out of a lap from their car that they can. They are not some guy that moseys up to the Kwik-Trip at 35 mph to pick up a half gallon of milk and think that their car HANDLES JUST FINE because there were no bubbles in the milk when they got home. ;-)
An IRS has such superior ride and handling that they have been on vehicles such as mini vans and SUV's for years now. This isn't the 60's anymore. Yes we all know the Mustangs from the 60's, 70's, 80's and most of the 90's ALL came with SRA's. Why? Because engineers didn't know any better back then! :read:
Think of any fast car that comes to mind that is known for performance and handling. Corvette, Porsche, Ferrari, Viper, GTR, Lambo, Cadillac CTS-V, BMW M3, M5 etc, etc, etc. What do ALL of these cars have in common besides outstanding speed , handling and performance?!?!?!?!?! :shrug: You guessed it! IRS!!!
If people want to butcher a Cobra and put and SRA into it for drag racing, I guess it's their prerogative. But don't try to tell people that might be trying to make an informed decision about what they should do to their car by giving them incorrect or inaccurate information! :nono::nonono:
FWIW
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