Full Floating Axle Conversion from Baer Brakes

[jlcustomz]

Just a thought on this subject. Someone on the el camino forums was asking about installing a 5th gen camaro rear in a 5th gen g-body. Seeing the cost of converting a rear to full floater makes the idea of retro fitting a later model IRS rear just a little more appealing, particularly for someone with just a crappy stock rear. The late GTO units are probably closest to a workable as is size for most retrofits.

[badazz81z28]

For someone with the Welding and fabrication skills, I’m sure it would be more cost effective. Since I have a Quadra link car, it sure would be a pain to cut it all out. The would probably be $10k for someone like me to have it done. For my comparison the parts and labor would likely amount to $15k over the $250 in labor to have floater ends welded on my housing. An Art Morrison set up is $13k just for the parts, labor and incidentals and I see upwards of $20k said and done. I think I would buy a new camaro before going down that road.

Just a thought on this subject. Someone on the el camino forums was asking about installing a 5th gen camaro rear in a 5th gen g-body. Seeing the cost of converting a rear to full floater makes the idea of retro fitting a later model IRS rear just a little more appealing, particularly for someone with just a crappy stock rear. The late GTO units are probably closest to a workable as is size for most retrofits.