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IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #60 –
Gumby, what springs and shocks are you running?  Is there a spring I can run with my fox mustangs shocks just to get by with the IRS until I get an MM coilover kit...
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #61 –
You will at the very least need Cobra IRS shocks...
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IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #62 –
i am runnin cobraR springs and bilsteins.

your live axle shock will not work with the IRS. the lower bolt is larger on the IRS control arm.
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #63 –
thanks, good to know...  So the cobra r springs aren't too short?
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #64 –
short is a relative term....my ride height is very low compared to most guys car on here. :screwy:

im sittin at 25" ground to wheel opening over 245/45/17's(25.7" OD)
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #65 –
and I suppose there's no ride height adjusters for the IRS...  I like low but I have to be able I get around town as well!
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #66 –
not that i have seen, but the spring is a 5.5" coil very similar to the generic springs most circle track guys run. so you can feasibly get any rate and free length you want from a race shop that sells coils.
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #67 –
well, at that rate I'll probably just aim for the coil overs straight away, especially since I'll be halfway there after buying the Bilsteins!
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #68 –
as you wish.

FWIW, the circle track springs are pretty inexpensive; added to the fact that i dont like the idea of single shear coilover mounts, and you see which direction i will be going

more info:
http://forums.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=969802&highlight=IRS%2A+springs
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #69 –
thanks gumby!  I'll check this out after work...
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #70 –
Quote from: booksix;229848
Dang, you really did a lot of !  Thanks man, this helps a lot!  Hope you don't mind a few PM'd questions if I get this other car and start on the IRS...?


not a prob.
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IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #71 –
either of you guys know how the ABS is setup on the IRS?  for example, the solid axel has tone rings on the axels themselves, and then the abs sensor bolts to a bracket next to the ring...  can you compare this to the IRS?  I'm just trying to make sure the IRS I find to buy has all the necessary pieces so I can connect the ABS.

also, how hard is it to change IRS wheel bearing (compared to the stock original TC type front bearing)?
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #72 –
ABS tone ring on the IRS is located on the inside stub of each halfshaft. you can see it in this pic. the sensor bolts to the side of the differential case.




IRS wheel bearings are sealed units, pressed into the upright.
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #73 –
they are sealed? huh.  any idea how hard they are to change?  Sounds like you need a press to do it...?  upright; is that kinda the rear's equivalent of a spindle combine with the hub?

And one other question:  do you guys know i the v6/gt brackets, calipers and rotors will work on the IRS.  I know they are interchangeable on the solid axel but I was told they aren't on the IRS.  Why?  I ask because I already have the base brake setup and I found a great deal on an 03 IRS but is has no brakes...
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

IRS in a fox bird???? test fit pics

Reply #74 –
The Cobras used vented rotors but the same calipers, with a thinner brake pad to take up the difference in the rotor thickness.  The standard rotor on an SN95 is solid, unvented.    They'd be a big step backwards, but that's not a problem because all you have to do is get the right rotors and matching pads.  Everything I've ever seen says the calipers are the same.
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