So.

Last edited by tyrellracing (10/27/2012 6:06 pm)

Feels good to be home.  Digs the sway bar mounting point length only makes the sway bar more effective. If the 90 degree bend were say only 1/3 the length, it would be 3 times real travel. But what I see is where it mounts on the bell crank is closer to the pivot which does some serious reduction in travel. Then look at the vehicles center of gravity, sitting so low. The need for mass sway bar is not needed. Some guys who track Cobras, tell other members that when they also track their cars. To remove the rear sway bar and see what happens. Most report positive effects.

Ralphy

One of the reasons this got my attention is I'm going to be up against finding something custom for a swaybar in this tin can I'm building. I have been looking at this so far.
http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/category/sway-bar-kits/
Short of spending hours in a salvage yard measuring, I thought it might be an alternative. I'm only going up against real world roads and straight line stuff. Just kind of guessing but my vertical CofG is probably going to be near the 30" mark and sprung weight on the rear may be in the 1400# range.  I don't want to end up with something thats going to look like that piece of "licorice" first time I hit a chuckhole leaving the driveway. I'm not far enough along to pin point mounting locations yet so for know it's a "keep it in mind" kinda thing. Thanks for the input guys, keeps the gears turning ,,lol

Wow , I just got an algebraic brain overload there searching up spring rates..lol, Thanks ! ,, I'll keep the addy  and give them a call when I get that far.
Joe

I'll just title this bagged pickups. Import and Domestic
RX-7 IRS

http://www.streetsource.com/forum/120566_1_MiniTruckin-General-IRS-bag-setups.html

Last edited by Ralphy (1/10/2012 10:26 am)

Pagani Zonda R

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/06/24/car-builder-gt-gt-pagani-factory-tour-pt-2.aspx

Subaru

Here's some Porsche pics.



http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/623769-elephant-racing-new-product-expo-oct-01-a-5.html


http://www.elephantracing.com/index.html



Elephant Racing On Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elephant-Racing/112527812108770?v=wall

Last edited by Ralphy (8/14/2012 7:49 am)

http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2011/09/2012-lamborghini-aventador-suspension-walkaround.html

R160 Differential From Datsun 510



http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4322

Ralphy

I came across this Honda 5 link page. I couldn't help to see one similarity to the Ford T5 IRS. A Watts type geometry.


Honda 5 link


http://world.honda.com/news/1997/printerfriendly/t970702b.html

Ford T5


Ralphy

Last edited by Ralphy (4/14/2013 6:39 am)

After MUCH searching I finally located a couple of useful Merkur IRS pics.
About 58" track when stock so still a bit wide for my use.
But also similar to the T-Bird but a bit lighter and fairly strong, seems to be good for about 300 HP in a light car.
Since it's English Ford/Sierra there are tons of LSD's and orther upgrades available.
Seems to be a fairly common swap into older cars in the U.K.

 

Most from this site, http://forum.merkurclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=24193

OKAY, finally got my Merkur rear and some pictures. 
4x108MM PCD, 60" mounting face to mounting face as best I could measure it.
Aluminum carrier with 3.64 gears and an open diff in the manual trans cars, automatic is a little taller.
Fairly heavy in stock form, still much lighter than Jag or 'Vette.
I will get weights of each component when I get it apart.
Forward cross member might make fitting fairly easy in some cars, or narrow it for others.
There is a rear two bolt mounting point on the diff cover as well, factory has a big rubber mount there.
Three mounting bolts at each side of the diff carrier so almos any sort of strong adapter should be possible.
As stock it uses unequal length axles with the common six bolt attachment, I will be looking for axles about 4" shorter per side.
Original springs sat in pockets integral to the lower control arms.
Original shocks mount to the back of the control arms.
All pretty standard and similar to most of the other modern IRS production cars I have looked at.
I always heard that these are "Rare" cars, but at this time I know of SEVEN in fairly local salvage yards.
This rear is as common as dirt in the U.K. and Europe, LOTS of goodie$ are available for it.

Mine started out filthy, begins to look fairly good once it's nicely finned aluminum castings become visible.http://www.specialinterestarms.com/DSC01055.jpg

 

Nice thread!

the size is 65*85 is quite good for this