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Old 01-04-2018, 09:41 PM
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Ordered Strange S60

Ordered a Strange S60 today for my 1990 IROC with Wilwood brakes. A few questions

1. Will 16" iroc rims work with upgraded 1/2" wheel studs?
2. Did you get Powdercoating or paint it yourself?
3. I am also using a UMI torque are
4. Any install tips?

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Re: Ordered Strange S60

1/2" studs are almost the same size as the stock 12mm.

The wheel fitment depends more on the brakes.

Paint is easier to touch up and work around if you every need to change anything on the axle. Chassis paint will hold up just fine.

Remove old axle install new axle. Pretty straight forward swap really. However I would plumb the new brakes on the axle before installing it in the car. Also do this before painting so you cano lweld any clips to the axle to hold the brake lines
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Thanks for the tips, will post some pics once I get it and get the install going.
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Re: Ordered Strange S60

Originally Posted by iroc90dfi
Ordered a Strange S60 today for my 1990 IROC with Wilwood brakes. A few questions

1. Will 16" iroc rims work with upgraded 1/2" wheel studs?
2. Did you get Powdercoating or paint it yourself?
3. I am also using a UMI torque are
4. Any install tips?

Thanks
1. Yup
2. POR-15
4. Better have the brakes figured out; Like Phil said, plumb before hand; bigger saddle clamps for sway bar to keep off of diff.



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Re: Ordered Strange S60

Thanks for the pics, do you either one of you know the dimension for a 1990 Camaro driveshaft to a 700r4? I will need to order one for the S60 and Strange sent me an email today that they do not know. I will be measuring it this weekend.
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Re: Ordered Strange S60

41.5 c to c of the u joint. But since the Dana 60 is larger, you need to measure once it's installed to make sure.
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Great thanks, will post what I come up with
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S60 came in today, waiting on a few other parts before I start the install.


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Re: Ordered Strange S60

I got a s60 last fall. Such a easy install. I painted it myself with por15 and turned out great. That paint is more exspencive then normal spray paint but holds up well. 1 can was enough to do it 13 bucks a can iirc.

I used a umi tq arm. Tunnel mount style easy hook up. Also had the strange rear disk and 1/2×2 1/2 studs. Took about 2 or mabey 3 hrs to install it. Then another 2 hrs to adjust everything right.. drag bar, pan hard bar, lca, exc.

I'm sure you'll be happy with it. I know I am.

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Awesome, thanks, did you have to trim the torque arm or it bolts right up? I have the same one. Also plan to use POR15, and good to know one can did it.
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Re: Ordered Strange S60

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Awesome, thanks, did you have to trim the torque arm or it bolts right up? I have the same one. Also plan to use POR15, and good to know one can did it.

It bolted right up. Not one issue with rear end. It was like swapping out a 10 bolt for a 10 bolt. Litterly it was that straight forward. Only thing is the need for a shorter driveshaft/
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A few more pics i took when I did the swap.







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Thanks, looks good. What transmission do you have? Do you know the length of the driveshaft?
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Re: Ordered Strange S60

Brand new parts sure are purdy!

Originally Posted by iroc90dfi
S60 came in today, waiting on a few other parts before I start the install.


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Re: Ordered Strange S60

Originally Posted by iroc90dfi
Thanks, looks good. What transmission do you have? Do you know the length of the driveshaft?

I have a th350 and got a 39.375 inch driveshaft. I double checked the numbers before ordering but they do sell this d shaft on summitracing for 329 bucks.
Click the s60 fbody d shaft link below to see it

S60 fbody dshaft
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Thanks, will look it up. I will post more pics once I start the install. I took my gas tank in today to get a sump installed.
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Re: Ordered Strange S60

How much was the S60 shipped to your door?
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about 3300 quite a bit for shipping, I also added the Willwood Brakes
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Got some Por15 on and new Brake Lines




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Got some other goodies


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And finally in the car, overall pretty straight forward install as mentioned by others. Still need to finish connecting brakes, and doing the fuel system.



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Re: Ordered Strange S60

Originally Posted by iroc90dfi
about 3300 quite a bit for shipping, I also added the Willwood Brakes
That's not bad. Did that include shipping, or was shipping above the $3300? Also, was that with the Truetrac or a spool?
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Looks great. I'm glad it all went in very easily for you. Sometimes I find myself staring at the butt end of my car because it looks so nice just like yours lol
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@Lurbie yes that included shipping with the Truetrac, I also got 10% off year end sale
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@fasteddi thanks, and thanks for posting up the pics, it helped me before I started the install. I will let you guys know how it goes once I drive it.
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