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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mach0ne351: [QB] excellent post John...but i think the Solid axle diff cover is weaker then the IRS one..the IRS atleast uses a good piece of aluminum to cover that darn pos lol instead a tiny little piece of sheet metal as all GT and MAch1's have....but overal, the LA will be cheaper, lighter, and be plently of handling power, with some added parts (roughly $1000-$1200) worth in parts....even the LA gets wheel hop. i drive my wifes 01GT, and it has wheel hop as well, but not as bad as the stock IRS unit did in mine... yes, the solid axle MIGHT put some more power down coming out of a turn, but without the proper mods to the solid axle, the IRS unit will put more power down DURING and IN the turn. when a solid axle unit is put under cornering situations, one side goes down, and one side goes up. with an IRS unit, their both down, and independant. so, that's why many people say "coming out of the turn, the solid axle puts down the power." that's because it was made for going straight. if i was to do a LA swap, i would do it right the first time, and put a 9" rearend, and add MM torque arm, panhard bar, LCAs, UCAs, and add Hans Subframes while im at it....then 3.73/4.10 gears. the one thing i love about working on a car with an IRS is, exhaust work (mid pipe and back) is CAKE compared to the solid axle. getting exhaust over the axles (or off the car), can be a bitch with jack stands...on a IRS equipped car, it's 15min of work...on and off.... there are advantages to both, as well as disadvantages...ill stick with the IRS, as everyone probably already knows :) marek [/QB][/QUOTE]
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