Pics of my upgraded IRS

[wals9331]

Here is the winter project results...

Mod list

03/04 Cobra halfshafts
03/04 cobra diff brace
4.10's
billetflow diff cover brace
sway bar bushings
sway bar endlinks
toe links
entire FTBR bushing setup

Car should be back together this weekend. I am pumped :rockon:

Oh yeah, I'll answer any questions that anyone has with the whole install process as well. This is the largest project i have ever done on my car....and by no means am I an expert, but i think i did a pretty decent job.

 

[BreBar21]

Ahh...memories. I did the same upgrades a number of years ago. I can still smell the burning rubber from wire cupping the subframe bushings out. Good luck getting all back in. It'll be a different animal.

 

[wals9331]

Ahh...memories. I did the same upgrades a number of years ago. I can still smell the burning rubber from wire cupping the subframe bushings out. Good luck getting all back in. It'll be a different animal.

Oh...its in....and it sucked. Lining up the freaking 14mm bolts in the front was a nightmare. 3 jacks and 4 hours later we had it. What a PITA. The damn thing better handle like a dream now

 

[99Snaker]

Nice! Just swapped in a built '03 Cobra IRS myself. Used an ATV jack which really helped align the front bolts, still a PITA though.

Delrin bushings?

 

[wals9331]

Nice! Just swapped in a built '03 Cobra IRS myself. Used an ATV jack which really helped align the front bolts, still a PITA though.

Delrin bushings?

Yeah the a-arms are. Whatever Bruces kit came with is on it.

Thank God I had an arbor press at my disposal....the rear diff bushing would have SUCKED to press in without it.

 

[SID297]

Looks pretty good.

 

[gmsux]

Looks great and very familiar as well! Finished mine 1.5 years ago and it is awesome. Nice work, keep us informed how you like it.

 

[cobralove90]

how hard was it to put the irs brace on

 

[Bite Me]

Oh...its in....and it sucked. Lining up the freaking 14mm bolts in the front was a nightmare. 3 jacks and 4 hours later we had it. What a PITA. The damn thing better handle like a dream now

I feel for you, but mine went in in about 5 minutes. No problems whatsoever and I did have the correct sized front bolts. I guess I was lucky. :banana:

Look at all that rubber on the ground, that was the hardest part, getting those subframe bushings out and cleaned up. The rest was no big deal.

 

[Bite Me]

Yeah the a-arms are. Whatever Bruces kit came with is on it.

Thank God I had an arbor press at my disposal....the rear diff bushing would have SUCKED to press in without it.

I didnt have one so I got creative, froze the bushing for a few hours which alowed me to slide it part of the way in using a rubber mallet, then finished it off by combining different parts of the bushing removal tools and you know the rest.

 

[Bite Me]

how hard was it to put the irs brace on

About as hard as it is to put on a shift knob if the diff is out if your talking about the billetflow piece :rockon:

If your talking about the support brace, then thats not bad under the car either, just getting the a-arm bolts loose and tight to spec is hard on your back with limited clearance.

 

[wals9331]

About as hard as it is to put on a shift knob if the diff is out if your talking about the billetflow piece :rockon:

If your talking about the support brace, then thats not bad under the car either, just getting the a-arm bolts loose and tight to spec is hard on your back with limited clearance.

+1...its REALLY easy if its out of the car :beer: