Corvette Solid Axle Info

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Mr.L-88

What is the advantage to running a Tom's/Pepe IRS vs a solid axle?

How does the mega IRS compare to the solid swap when it comes to cost, regular maint., safety, and performance?

well obviously it all bolts in, no serious fabrication required. If you are mechanically competent, but would have to pay someone to do fabrication work for you, the costs would equal out. We have had ours in the car for 9 years, running AA/SA, A/SA, and B/SA. we have broken one ring gear, and replaced one set of u joints. thats across hundreds of passes. I don't think safety is an issue with it, as I haven't heard of anyone breaking a half shaft or inner or outer axle. Performance wise, the car has spun the tires twice in 9 years. Once at Atlanta where everyone was having issues, it spun .03 worth in 60'. The second time we just tried to get too many passes out of an old set of tires