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19-03-2010, 06:15 PM
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Hey guys here goes my stupid question but did all VCT xr6's come with IRS?
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19-03-2010, 06:19 PM
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Yes. ... Go out to your car. Turn it on. Put it in drive. Put your left foot hard on the brake, and your right foot on the accelerator. Rev it alittle bit and if your rear drops then you know that you have IRS.
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19-03-2010, 06:24 PM
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Yep all VCT equipped cars have IRS
Easy way to check is if the exhaust goes under the diff, if it does its IRS
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19-03-2010, 06:36 PM
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Ohhhh crap I just ordered a set of king springs for non IRS because I was told that it wasn't. Looks like I'm going to have to change my order if they havnt sent them already :S. Thanks guys
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19-03-2010, 07:09 PM
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19-03-2010, 09:06 PM
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I would have thought the easiest way is to look under the back.
If it has leaf springs, it doesn't have IRS.
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19-03-2010, 09:19 PM
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19-03-2010, 09:20 PM
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 : Though if you can't tell a live axle from an IRS you really shouldn't be modifying your car IMHO  :
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19-03-2010, 09:44 PM
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19-03-2010, 09:52 PM
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easiest way to tell... look under the car. live axle is like a stick going from wheel to wheel with a big round lump in the middle. IRS looks like it has arms. sorry for my crude explanations lol
but... google is your friend here! http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...n/IRS_diff.jpg that was IRS http://www.themustangnews.com/photos...ov-08live1.jpg that was live axle even better, here is a side by side picture! http://www.kilmer-family.com/temp/IRSvs8.8.JPG
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20-03-2010, 12:45 PM
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20-03-2010, 12:46 PM
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20-03-2010, 03:27 PM
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20-03-2010, 05:31 PM
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20-03-2010, 05:45 PM
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I can understand modifying if you don't know what it does but act on expert advice but if you're planning to fit those yourself I'd be a little worried if you couldn't tell live axle or IRS. I once didn't know the difference but I wasn't about to pull my suspension apart at the time :P
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20-03-2010, 05:47 PM
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Seriously? .. That's got to suck. But that's how it is in most cars I have driven (and with my family thats a freaking lot lol). For example, my Fairmont, when I select D and drop the end it raises. And in the Fairlane it drops. . Same as all Commodores, and pretty much close to everything
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20-03-2010, 05:52 PM
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my lane doesn't squat and it's got IRS....
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20-03-2010, 06:06 PM
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Mine drops to the floor Kris. =S
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20-03-2010, 06:10 PM
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The 'rise' you talk about in live axle cars is torque twist.
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20-03-2010, 06:11 PM
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Sorry, but for me, thats way too tempting. Big driveway, stalling it up, stall it a bit more, ok plant it. MMmmm, smoke. Seriously, food for thought, My monty used to Raise in the rear, this one squats. Monty was on SL's, this one is stock height.
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20-03-2010, 07:50 PM
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21-03-2010, 12:20 AM
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21-03-2010, 01:37 AM
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21-03-2010, 12:19 PM
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BA yeah...? think they have a diferent setup to the AU's
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21-03-2010, 12:21 PM
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21-03-2010, 12:25 PM
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Just another mock-up..
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Desire isn't driven by the heart, the mind or the wallet. Desire comes from another place. It's created by the smell of burnt fuel under full throttle and the look a car gives you when you're washing it alone at night... see my car here: Built my own TL50!!! [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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Do I have the IRS?
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