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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Apexmotorsports: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Mach0ne351: [qb] the 07 cobra was supposed to have the IRS "option", but ford is too cheap to put money into engineering a quality IRS....no wonder the mustang does competite in the 24hr LeMans like all the other high performance vehicles :rolleyes: [/qb][/QUOTE]Ford probably figured they did not need to do a IRS after the Ford Mustang Equipped teams in Grand Am Racing, in their 1st year with the car, beat the other teams with Porsche's, BMWs, Nissan, Cadillac, etc. Ford Mustangs have won 4 out of 8 races, finished in the TOP 2- 6 out of 8 races, and they also recieved a 3rd and 5th place finish. I would hardly say they do not compete well against other high performance vehicles. I would say that is pretty damn good in my eyes :rolleyes: Dodge's current IRS system on their Magnum/ 300M/ Charger is pretty good and is actually a prior generation E Class Mercedes Suspension.. that is why the new Chrysler/ Dodge suspension is so good. The basic difference between the MB unit and the Dodge/ Chrysler unit is one is aluminum(MB) & the other is stamped steal. The real reason why Steeda, MM, Griggs, etc dont run the IRS is beause Ford's IRS is inferior to the more developed solid axle setup on the Mustang. In American Iron you are allowed to use IRS or solid-axle in the series. If the Ford IRS was that good I guarantee most of the teams in the series would be running IRS. Also, in AI West, 26 out of 32 teams are running with a solid axle based Mustang. There is only "1" IRS based Mustang and he is not even in the top 20! The solid axle in the Ford Mustang is an excellent setup when setup properly.. that is why almost all the teams in American Iron are running Mustangs when they have their choice of Camaros, GTOs, OR even Vette's if they comply with the rules. Also, it would be REAL hard to bend the solid axle unit. BTW, if anyone is interested... we are offering IRS to Solid Axle Swaps for 99+ Cobras. Imagine a 2003 Kenne Belled Cobra with a Full Griggs OR Maximum Motorsports setup... sik! Mike Mak Apex Motorsports ApexMotorsports.com 2555 Lafayette Blvd. Suite #122 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Phone: 408/588-0075 Fax: 408/588-0089 Griggs Racing, Maximum Motorsports, Evolution Motosports, SCT, Racelogic, H&R, Ford racing, Kenne Bell, MAC, Bassani, Vortech, Powerdyne, AMSoil, Koni, Hawk, AFR, Tokico, Baer Racing, Magnaflow, Flowmaster [/QB][/QUOTE]
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