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Tony W

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I have made the decision about swapping out the axle on my 01 and putting in a live axle. I have a possible donor axle which is on a 98 Cobra. However there are a few questions I have. What type of axles were on the 96-98's? Weren't they IRS as well. And also would it be able to fit on my car or would it be too short? Thanks for the help.
 
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Only the 99+ Cobras had the IRS rear. Everything before were live axle. But I'm not quite sure if the 96-98 will fit or not.

Why go live axle though? Unless your planning on drag racing...? Just asking.
 

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chris2-2 said:
Only the 99+ Cobras had the IRS rear. Everything before were live axle. But I'm not quite sure if the 96-98 will fit or not.

Why go live axle though? Unless your planning on drag racing...? Just asking.
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That's exactly my intention. I'm building it up for drag racing and I really don't feel like snapping any half shafts launching at 5000 rpms.
 
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The 94-98 axle will bolt in, but it's 1.5" shorter than the 99-up Cobra or GT. I swapped the rear out of my 96 Cobra with a guy who has a 01 Cobra. It was pretty easy. A 99-up GT rear would work better for you, though.
 
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would the conversion be just a bolt on considering if you have all the control arms etc.?
 

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suscribing, interested to see what all is needed for a swap.
 
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32vmonster said:
would the conversion be just a bolt on considering if you have all the control arms etc.?
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It is pretty much a bolt-in. The only part that gets a little tricky is the caliper flex lines depending on the model year swapping into or out of. Some are easier than others.
 

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96 DOHC Cobra said:
The 94-98 axle will bolt in, but it's 1.5" shorter than the 99-up Cobra or GT. I swapped the rear out of my 96 Cobra with a guy who has a 01 Cobra. It was pretty easy. A 99-up GT rear would work better for you, though.
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Ditto...your wheels would look way sunken in in the back if you went with a 96-98 axle...you'd need wheel spacers to bring it back out to where they need to be...I'd look for someone with a 99+ GT to swap with instead...
 
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i agree with missouri guy... i used a 00 gt and looks like from the factory and i love it... especially and 4-5 k launches and not having to worry about a snap.... well accept axles... go with the 99+ gt rear end you won't regret it
 

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87gtboy1984 said:
i agree with missouri guy... i used a 00 gt and looks like from the factory and i love it... especially and 4-5 k launches and not having to worry about a snap.... well accept axles... go with the 99+ gt rear end you won't regret it
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Where could I find one and how much would one cost? I don't know anybody that has a 99+ GT.
 

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Tony W said:
Where could I find one and how much would one cost? I don't know anybody that has a 99+ GT.
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Ask around over on the Modular forums for guys with 99+ GT's that want to swap with you...or go over to the Corral and go into their SOHC forum, there's usually pretty many guys looking for IRS...
 
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missouri_guy197 said:
Ask around over on the Modular forums for guys with 99+ GT's that want to swap with you...or go over to the Corral and go into their SOHC forum, there's usually pretty many guys looking for IRS...
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darnit missouri quit taken my answers just kidding ... tony what this man said and good luck and ?'s let me know
 
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