IRS Chevy Silverado Brainstorming
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IRS Chevy Silverado Brainstorming Some background information about my Silvey,
Through out high school I was saving up to do an LS1 swap in my 95 camaro. I had the engine and most of the parts but just never got to actually putting it all together. So in the mean time my dad was nice enough to let me drive the farm truck.. A lifted flatbed 97 F350, not bad except for the extremely shitty gas mileage.
Now I am a senior and saved up enough money to either finish the camaro or buy a new vehicle. I chose the latter of the two.
An '07 ECSB 4.8 turd. 120k miles one owner. I dont want to say the price but when we were buying it, my dad was able to hustle the dealer for bottom dollar and got about 40% of the original price knocked off.
I love it. Straight pipe out the side, blacked out the amber corners, taillights, windows, chevy logo. I dont have a picture of it right now cause I dont care for washing cars during monsoon season in Oregon, waste of energy lol. More of my plans are to drop it a couple inches in the front and a good amount in the back. Get some 22" black replica SS rims, bed cover, and roll pan.. and redo my side exhaust...
IRS Brainstorming:
So I drove a fullsize truck for a couple years and it got old. Now with my IFS, live rear axle, and a couple thousand lbs lighter, it feels a little better to drive.
What do you all think about putting in an IRS to a truck like this? I have a rebuilt jag rear end and the skills/tools to do the job. I just want to hear some ideas from all of you. How would you feel about this? In all aspects, from ride, handeling, load, uniqueness, and etc..
Through out high school I was saving up to do an LS1 swap in my 95 camaro. I had the engine and most of the parts but just never got to actually putting it all together. So in the mean time my dad was nice enough to let me drive the farm truck.. A lifted flatbed 97 F350, not bad except for the extremely shitty gas mileage.
Now I am a senior and saved up enough money to either finish the camaro or buy a new vehicle. I chose the latter of the two.
An '07 ECSB 4.8 turd. 120k miles one owner. I dont want to say the price but when we were buying it, my dad was able to hustle the dealer for bottom dollar and got about 40% of the original price knocked off.
I love it. Straight pipe out the side, blacked out the amber corners, taillights, windows, chevy logo. I dont have a picture of it right now cause I dont care for washing cars during monsoon season in Oregon, waste of energy lol. More of my plans are to drop it a couple inches in the front and a good amount in the back. Get some 22" black replica SS rims, bed cover, and roll pan.. and redo my side exhaust...
IRS Brainstorming:
So I drove a fullsize truck for a couple years and it got old. Now with my IFS, live rear axle, and a couple thousand lbs lighter, it feels a little better to drive.
What do you all think about putting in an IRS to a truck like this? I have a rebuilt jag rear end and the skills/tools to do the job. I just want to hear some ideas from all of you. How would you feel about this? In all aspects, from ride, handeling, load, uniqueness, and etc..
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From: Harrison Arkansas
I'm happy to see younger folks doing this stuff. Just my 2 cents. I'm more or less finished with an install of a Dana 44 85 Vette IRS in my 36 which will weigh less than 2800 lbs. You have a fairly heavy vehicle there. Concidering my situation, my truck will weigh less than that of the intended vehicle it came out of. I'm not sure how well the Jag would hold up to the weight of your truck. I'd finish up the LS swap with your truck first, drive the heck out of it, and maybe later consider the IRS swap. Best of luck on the swap. Start a build thread and I'll subscribe.
David
David
i would question the load capacity of the Jag IRS .. it might not be able to handle the load what you use the Truck for.. But if your just making show n curise car, it might be ok.
As Zipster stated, There might be better setup to handle a heavy car/truck and the load that might be put on it.
Just a thou...
BC
As Zipster stated, There might be better setup to handle a heavy car/truck and the load that might be put on it.
Just a thou...
BC
Its a neat idea that I would like to see done, but you're likely better off putting the work/money into hopping up the 4.8. An IRS will likely provide minimal benefit and a large loss of load capacity. If you want a cruiser, do it. If you want a truck, pass.
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Yeah now that I have been thinking about it, load would be effected pretty badly. I just have this rebuilt jag rear end laying around, and putting it into something has been going through my mind so much lol.
Thanks for the input
Thanks for the input
