Hello,

I was thinking about building IRS under my camaro.
But I don't know if that also good for dragracing.
Because it's going to be a street/strip pro-touring car and I want good handling on the road but also good traction/launches on the strip.
Mostly the car is going to see the streets.
Who can give me some advice or is already driving with IRS.
And what do you think about this.

Rik

 

I have seen guys talk about this a ton. IRS is more for a "cool" factor than anything. You will handle well and launch well too. But it in by anymeans it is not needed. You can go AS FAST AS YOU WANT with a solid axle. Pro drags will show that. And you can also HANDLE NO ONE ELSE with a solid axle too. If you wanna do all the work to change over to IRS then go for it, but by all means it is definetly not needed.

ps- I have seen tons of pics. You def lose most of the back of the car, with brackets and reinforcing. And thos set ups were just for the street. I can't imagine all the bracketry for racing.

99.9% of the time. Keeping it simple works just as good as complicated, only difference is that the simple way cost a LOT less.

goodluck

-Dennis

 

Okay, thanks for the response.
I think I just keep it with a solid axle.
But what type op suspension do you advice for a solid axle?
Just leafsprings or coilovers with a 4-link?
Or something else?

Rik

 

That is real hard to answer here, with you having a 1980 Second gen Camaro. The Third gens came with a very different rear suspension than yours did.

Unless your wanting something different for the sake of being different, stay with the leaf spring setup. I know that they can be made to handle. I know a guy that that autocross a 1970 Trans-Am and can finish in the top half E-Street Prepared at National Tour events.

 

Well if your down for tearing up the back of the car anyway competition engeering makes a rear frame rail kit for that car (stock ones rot something fierce) CEE-3032 if you pair that with there subframe kit made for there rear rails CEE-3013 you have a beefy foundation for putting in a crossmember for 4 link or ladder bar and then you can go to coil overs which are awsome for everything not to mention your gonna stiffen up that chassis which is never a bad thing

summit part numbers by the way

 

Thanks for the advices
I think I'm going to use a 4-link.

Rik