Yeah. I love the way the corners of the old square wheels would just dig right in to ice and snow. We never lost traction!

 

 

I sure hope they bring back the powerglide too! My '66 Impala and my '63 Corvair were so darned efficient with that tranny, who needs more gears!

Bring back the Bias Ply tires and drum brakes too! Those were the days!

 

Ooh, ooh, and can we get a hand-crank starter??? How 'bout a horse pulling it, and a set of reigns??

 

 

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back on topic.. yes.. IRS is a great thing IMO... so there are a very small minority of hardcore drag racing types who won't be happy with it...

nothing personal to them, but their opinions are insiginificant compared to the public perception of IRS vs live axle.. how it will be recieved in the media and the general public, and add to that the better ride and handling...

there have been a few times taking an on-ramp pretty quick when there was a bump mid-turn that scooted my rear end over.. kinda freaky...

 

I'm amazed the 4th gens handled as well as they did with a live axle.......which leaves me drooling over the possibilities of an IRS setup...

 

The negatives about LRA handling are only on bumpy/inconsistent surfaces. On a smooth, flat road, in otherwise identical cars, you'd literally never notice a difference in handling between the two setups.

 

So IRS is the way to go? If the Vette uses it then I guess it is good for the Camaro

 

Yeah, right on! All of these 3, 4, 5 and now 6 speed trannies. What - are they trying to show off or something? How about some relish on that hotdog.

No thanks. I've heard bad things about all of those EXTRA shifts.

 

Anyone else up for leaf springs?? Cant have traction bars without leaf springs and this thing needs traction!!!!!!!!

 

A couple cinder blocks in the back should add a little more weight, give a little better traction . Or maybe some chains on the tires, since it's gonna sit like a 4x4 anyway, might as well be able to get some good off-road traction .

 

I was actually just thinking about it today I can't wait to see and IRS under the Camaro. I want this car to impress everyone that drives it all the way down to the most basic models.

I want to read that the v6 base model out handles any of the Mustangs, and that the upper models are the best handling most all around versitle muscle cars ever built...but that is just me.

 

the point is cost...

cost of repairs.. that means you get upper control arms and lower control arms.. bushings etc... isn't a live axle more cost effective???

 

A live axle is cheaper, if that's what you mean.

An IRS will probably sell more cars, and you'd have to take that into account if you were analyzing cost effectiveness.