One GOOD thing about Ford offering a solid on the new Mustang is you can bet there will be parts for it.Cheap at that.BUT if someone who would want a New F bod weekend warrior would more then likely have to buy a "NEW" special solid axle special control arms of whatever config.If they didnt offer a solid, Where as a 05 Cobra buyer can find a rear after a few months due to some people crashing and totaling a GT some how.Look at it this way.Can you get a solid axle for a Vette right now complete for under $900?A 03 Cobra buyer has many wrecked GT's to salvage from if he doesnt want to buy new.
So with saying that youll have to be stupid NOT to offer a solid in a "PONY" car...


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Sorry buddy, that argument doesn't fly with me. I'm not willing to live with the compromises of designing a car for both, as illustrated by Pacer X, just to have a ready supply of junked solid rear axles from totaled Camaros.

 

I see that you might not understand something here.If they design it STRICTLY for IRS then it doesnt mean a solid will go in the IRS's place without tubbing it.A solid axle WONT go under a new T-brid with out modifying the rear of the car to accept a solid axle.IRS cars need less room in back for articulation where they only need minimal for either wheel where as with a solid you need more room for the WHOLE axle to articulate.
So if this doesnt still fly with you,You guys must not know much about IRS.

 

That is precisely my point!

The Camaro will face many design compromises before it rolls off an assembly line. Designing an IRS car to accept a live rear axle, shouldn't have to be one of them.

 

Im sorry I missed your point in your pervious post.Im sure you could see how I was thinking.I for one dont think that designing the car for either is not a big deal myself.They would need to make both or they will lose pontential sales to Ford with the Mustang that is coming.

Ford for offering both IRS and solid=

Chevy for offering Both IRS AND a solid=To be continued........