Shortend IRS

[vintageracer]

Tray does narrow the rear cover that mounts the rearend to the car. When he is finished you cannot tell that it has ever been modified.

[estamato]

OK, these are the issues that I can see as being a problem, before I have even started mockup.

Just before I start I will be using coil overs to eliminate the need for teh rear leaf spring.

1. There is a rear sway bar attached to the IRS, is there a place you can get custom sway bars? Custom to your length, Is there a need for the rear sway bar in these types of conversions? If I move the hubs in a few inches both sides, 3" per side estimate, like I said haven't mocked up yet.

2. The lower control arm is cast, do I replace with an adjustable bar? What size diameter is recomended etc.

3. Tortion bars from the rear diff to the hubs, again adjustable lenght ones, any suggestions from where?

4. A good place to order half shafts custom lenghts, any idea on costs?

5. I believe I can still use the rear 4 link bars if the wheels I get have enough backspace in order to allow them to clear the rim. Any ideas if someone has done this before on measurements? That is for a 12" rim, how much backspacing total lenght of the rear, What is was shortened too?

Answers to any of the above is great, And I already appreaciate the feed back.

Too bad Streetshopinc.com didn't have too many pics of there setups. I am finding it hard to get a detailed build of this type of setup. Even though I know there are folks on this site that have done this before... Help out please! I am not an engineer but can follow instructions pretty good, unless from my wife so I don't want to be the guy that waste money trying to do this for the first time. I don't think my project can afford to be the ginny pig. Or at least I can't afford that. I will get some pics up and circle the areas I am speaking about..

Thanks in advance!