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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Jan 14 2003, 03:55 PM

Dont think you can adapt a 9" to be IRS being a solid axle rear and all.

The hot rodders use Jaguar rears to have IRS, not sure how strong they are, but some of them run some beefy set-ups with those rears

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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Jan 14 2003, 07:04 PM

there is nothing wrong with my 4.10 gears why change it ?

the easiest car to put a ford 9" is a first gen...... you can put mosler axles on it too ! that is a damn good drag car ! light and solid axle!

I think you mean Moser, thats just a brand of axles, I always used Currie for my rear end parts, but the only time I built a 9" rear, which never made it into the car I built it for because it got stollen, I did use Moser axles with the rest of the rear being all Currie, even brand new brakes.

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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Jan 14 2003, 07:28 PM

[quote name='Rob x-7' date='Jan 14 2003, 03:55 PM'] Dont think you can adapt a 9" to be IRS being a solid axle rear and all.

The hot rodders use Jaguar rears to have IRS, not sure how strong they are, but some of them run some beefy set-ups with those rears

thats a Ford 9" IRS by the way

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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Jan 14 2003, 04:38 PM

[quote name='13BAce' date='Jan 14 2003, 07:28 PM'] [quote name='Rob x-7' date='Jan 14 2003, 03:55 PM'] Dont think you can adapt a 9" to be IRS being a solid axle rear and all.

The hot rodders use Jaguar rears to have IRS, not sure how strong they are, but some of them run some beefy set-ups with those rears

This is what I was talking about starting with:

http://nopistons.net/albums/albun33/aae.jpg

With alot of work it could be adapted to an IRS, but with all of that work it may be easier to go with a 4 link kit and stay away from bumpy, uneven roads. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png [/quote]

I see your point, I cant even imagine the amount of work it would take to make a 9" rear IRS. I think thats why people just use the Jaguar rear set up in that case.

Check this **** out: [/quote]

That picture looks like what I'm talking about. The fabrication part may be tricky, but it would basically work similarly to the stock Mazda rear. If I didn't mind spending $500 on an experiment I'd buy that rear to try it out. :squint:

That Dutchman rear end is $4000 with no gear set, so basically its $5000-$7000.

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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Jan 14 2003, 04:57 PM

That Dutchman rear end is $4000 with no gear set, so basically its $5000-$7000.

I'd thare go with the $500 case and work from there. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

wouldn't a 4.7 rear just make 1st and 2nd gear totally useless? i don't see the point in using it.