03 cobra IRS in a 93 Gt Pics

I did it for two reasons, the first is I do open track days, and have always wanted to do this swap. The IRS makes the car handle much more predictable and alot better then the stick rear end. Also, the price was right, so I decided to do it.

The front spindles are from a 95 mustang that I used. I still need to look into a bump steer kit of some kind.

The brackets are $150. They are CNC machined and a very high quality peice that allows for direct bolt in. It is a lot better installation as opposed to having to drill a second hole in the side of the frame, directly above the existing one and weakening the mounting location. Its well worth the money after the fact to have it bolt right in, in the correct location.

The car is a new car the way it rides now. It is very solid and tight and handles great. No body roll anymore, no drum brakes, you can punch it going into a corner and the back end grips instead of breaking loose and slidding out. It is the road course drivers advantage that these things aren't so great for drag racing, especially when the drag racers try putting down big hp numbers and cant hook up, and want to get rid of the stuff as fast as possible. The thing is if you put the same money into an irs getting bushings, and all the other aftermarket components, you can eliminate the wheel hop, and probably for the same price you have to put into a stick axle with upper/lower control arms, bushings, upgraded axles, spools. And the ride with the IRS is really smooth

The wheels Im running are 17 x 8 stock 01 cobra/03 gt wheels. I have 275 on the back and 245 on the front. I have a minor rubbing issue on the drivers side, I need to adjust the rear camber just a little bit more, and it will be fine. This is with rolled fenders, however. 245s should be fine all around. The rear track is a little wider with the IRS compared to the 93 8.8.

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Also, for the exhaust, I ended up getting the flowmaster cat back from the same guy I got the IRS from, the mufflers are a direct bolt on, no modification, and use the stock mounting locations which are a part of the IRS frame work. I havent put on the rear pipes yet, but if you get the rear most hangers from the cobra, they bolt onto the rear impact bar, and should fit as well. The only issue may be that the cobra rear bumper cover has the two cut outs for the exhaust, and the stock 93 rear bumper does not. I may be looking into using a 93 cobra rear bumper to allow the stock pipes to mount up, as opposed to cutting the gt bumper.

The color is sonic blue.