Anybody ever change out their suspension to IRS? I'm looking to possibly do this, how do you think this will cost? Any aftermarket or suggestion on where i can get this done?

 

probably costs enough to make in not worth it IMO...

 

Well, is it that important to hit those turns at 110 mph???

 

ive only heard of ppl doing that swap, and cannot imagine the pain involved

 

would you still get the handling if you had the IRS ............

 

Despite having a live rear axle, the Camaro really doesn't do too poorly. I doubt it would be worth the expense to go with an IRS.

Keep in mind that the 1985-1987 IROC had Bilstein shocks, and some other nice suspension components, and would handle at 0.82g on the skidpad. To this day, it's still one of the best handling cars that GM has ever built.

 

Really, don't think about it. And for various reasons, if you do go ahead with a IRS, think about using the Jag rear end: nearly every IRS conversion kit is based on that. It has a more adaptable geometry and suspension set up. The vette's, with the single transverse spring, would be a nightmare to add to a Camaro for a host of reasons: body shape, gas tank location, etc.

Idea: it might pay to find a wrecked 04 Cobra (they had an IRS) and try that if you insist

And IRS would not do that much anyway.

You could probably buy a whole used vette for less than it would cost to do the conversion right.

 

Talk to some street rodders since they often use the irs setup on the rear especially made by jaguar. Good luck. But seriously. They would know the best.

 

Late response, but stick with the solid axle. We have a steering box brace, sub frame braces, front strut tower brace, Bilsteins on all four, and stiffer springs on all four and it handles amazingly well. I keep talking about the GTech reader, but we recorded a 1.04g on street tires with this setup. Imagine what we can get with race tires.