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Who has done solid axle swap? how do you like it?
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<blockquote data-quote="Juiced46" data-source="post: 9064292" data-attributes="member: 11519"><p>Inaccurate information is saying that a solid is ONLY good for drag racing, thats a load of crap and you know it. A solid can be made to handle, you cannot deny that. Well the IRS may handle better depending on what parts are used. You can build a solid axle to handle, and not have to worry about the wheel hopping @ the track, plus the benefit of weight loss. It just humors me that people say putting a solid in a Cobra makes it a drag car and "butchers" it up. I have no doubts you know what you are talking about. But statements like that are bogus. You arent butchering a Cobra by putting in a solid. You unbolt one rear, and bolt the other one in how is that butchering it?? There is no cutting, hacking etc etc to make it work. Its a direct fit.</p><p></p><p> Is it butchering because it didnt come in the car from the factory? </p><p></p><p>Well then I guess installing a KB, Whipple etc on and 03/04 should be considered butchering as well. Lets get real here. </p><p></p><p>My point is, you see it all the time on the internet. People talk about solid swaps in these cars and you get some people that read on the internet that you should only use it for drag racing and have no first hand experience. Going to a solid was one of the best mods I could have done to the car. I dont drag race it a ton. My car is mainly a street car and I love it. I dont have to worry about the hop, $1500 axles, and I saved a ton of weight. My car cuts 1.4 60s @ the track, and TURNS awesome on the street after a few adjustments. Now if I built the car for strictly autocross/roadracing then maybe I would have weighed my options more and kept the IRS. Maybe if I was, like you said, looking for that every last tenth on a lap time then it would be a different story. 99% of the people looking to go solid arent in it to autocross their car. They want a balance of street performance, handling, weight savings and straight line performance. If you do it right and its not hard, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a solid. Now if you are doing an SRA conversion, putting in a spool, 50/50 rear shocks, etc etc and intend on street driving it then yes I agree, its only good for a straight line</p><p></p><p>But lets cut the horseshit. You can build a solid to have the best of both worlds. Handling (maybe not as good as a fully built IRS to corner carve like a GT3 porsche), weight savings and drag racing. I dont think the OP is concerned about corner carving his car to the maximum. The biggest most inaccurate information about SRAs is that its for straight line only and has no street manners. Hell my solid feels more stable then the wobbly IRS does. </p><p></p><p>Maybe you are biased yourself because you are in the business of selling IRS upgrade parts. I dont know you from a hole in the wall, but Im sure you know what you are talking about. But for anyone to say a solid is for drag racing, straight line only is a crock of shit and you know it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juiced46, post: 9064292, member: 11519"] Inaccurate information is saying that a solid is ONLY good for drag racing, thats a load of crap and you know it. A solid can be made to handle, you cannot deny that. Well the IRS may handle better depending on what parts are used. You can build a solid axle to handle, and not have to worry about the wheel hopping @ the track, plus the benefit of weight loss. It just humors me that people say putting a solid in a Cobra makes it a drag car and "butchers" it up. I have no doubts you know what you are talking about. But statements like that are bogus. You arent butchering a Cobra by putting in a solid. You unbolt one rear, and bolt the other one in how is that butchering it?? There is no cutting, hacking etc etc to make it work. Its a direct fit. Is it butchering because it didnt come in the car from the factory? Well then I guess installing a KB, Whipple etc on and 03/04 should be considered butchering as well. Lets get real here. My point is, you see it all the time on the internet. People talk about solid swaps in these cars and you get some people that read on the internet that you should only use it for drag racing and have no first hand experience. Going to a solid was one of the best mods I could have done to the car. I dont drag race it a ton. My car is mainly a street car and I love it. I dont have to worry about the hop, $1500 axles, and I saved a ton of weight. My car cuts 1.4 60s @ the track, and TURNS awesome on the street after a few adjustments. Now if I built the car for strictly autocross/roadracing then maybe I would have weighed my options more and kept the IRS. Maybe if I was, like you said, looking for that every last tenth on a lap time then it would be a different story. 99% of the people looking to go solid arent in it to autocross their car. They want a balance of street performance, handling, weight savings and straight line performance. If you do it right and its not hard, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a solid. Now if you are doing an SRA conversion, putting in a spool, 50/50 rear shocks, etc etc and intend on street driving it then yes I agree, its only good for a straight line But lets cut the horseshit. You can build a solid to have the best of both worlds. Handling (maybe not as good as a fully built IRS to corner carve like a GT3 porsche), weight savings and drag racing. I dont think the OP is concerned about corner carving his car to the maximum. The biggest most inaccurate information about SRAs is that its for straight line only and has no street manners. Hell my solid feels more stable then the wobbly IRS does. Maybe you are biased yourself because you are in the business of selling IRS upgrade parts. I dont know you from a hole in the wall, but Im sure you know what you are talking about. But for anyone to say a solid is for drag racing, straight line only is a crock of shit and you know it. [/QUOTE]
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