I thought you guys might want to see what is probably one of the strongest IRS setups around. This setup is similar to Jim Moore's (427Hotrod) 67 Convertible assembly. I purchased the assembly two years ago from an NHRA class racer. I had planned to run the setup in my car, but life got in the way and I have sold my Corvette. I had the trailing arms and rearend rebuilt by Mike Dyer (tracdogg2). The Crossmember Bushings, Trailing Arm Bushings, Trailing Arm Seals and Bearings have been replaced. The U-Joints are Spicer 1480 Non-Greasable units and are brand new. Almost all pieces are powder coated. The Dana 60 Unit is a spool with a 4.88:1 gear ratio. I don't think that you will find a stronger IRS setup than this. The assembly is ready to bolt in to any C2 or C3 chassis. I am asking $5100 OBO. If you want to run hard at the track with an IRS and not worry about the rear end, this is the kit for you.
Send me a PM or email if you are interested.



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Wow that looks beefy, very cool.
Good luck with the sale.

 

For anyone wondering how this compares in terms of pricing to the strongest assembly that Tom's offers, here is the breakdown:

12 Bolt 3rd member $2900
1480 Axle Kit $2255
H.D. Rear Cover $ 130
Assemble Trailing Arms $ 325
Crossmember Locator Kit $ 74
Rear Camber Control Rods $321
Total $6005

Other items included:
Poly Diff Bushing Kit (Eckler's) $ 25
Crossmember Cushions (Eckler's) $120
Spring Bolts - Long (Eckler's) $ 20
Grand Total $6170

Ultra Rare Baddest of Them All Dana 60 IRS Setup $5100

I am inclined to think that over $1,000 less for a far, far stronger unit is a pretty good bargain and don't forget the factor due to it being quite rare.

 

Don't forget that for Tom's setup, you'll also need to provide your own case.. The case is not included in Tom's price..

 

 

that looks liek the old Peppy's (Peppy Astrada) setup that was used extensively in HHRA/IHRA SS in the 60's and 70's until a total backhalf of the car was legalized

 

I don't have the details on this setup's history, just the info that Jim (427HotRod) was able to dig up when researching his. Whoever built it overengineered the HE!! out of it that is for sure. I think the rest of the driveline would act as a "fuse" long before this would.

 

Someone ought to grab this thing. I know mine has been killer!!


JIM

 

I may be interested! My '66 recently blew its rear end and I'm looking for a replacement. I would like 3.07 gears in it though, because I have a Richmond 5-speed with 3.28 first gear. The rear end I had in it was a 1981 alluminum and the ring gear bolts came loose and one sheard off causing a hole in the case and untold damage to the pinion. I built the engine with about 600 horses and I race it a couple of times a year on the drag strip. Please let me know if you think I can get this to work for me.

Thanks,

Brandt Hulderman

 

This thread is over two years old, I wonder if it's all still for sale?

 

It was sold not long after this post along with the 632" motor that was built to go in front of it. It went to a Forum member in Arkansas. I spoke to him recently and he now has a car to put it all in so he's keeping it.

They still show up from time to time. I just talked to another Forum member last weekend who recently found one at a swap meet. It had a 30 spline posi in it instead of a spool and 4.10 gears. He snatched it up for a street rod project he is building. Not for sale..I tried!

Meanwhile....I'm still beating on the one in may car after many years and haven't touched it. Just did a 2500 mile road trip with it last week!

JIM

 

Found something that will work. Going with 9" Ford rear end with extra heavy duty control arms. By the way, this is a show and go car. I can request a shortened 55" hub to hub, which will allow me to run 325/50-15's. Ring and Pinion ratios range from 2.5 to 4.5. I'll get 3.0+ which will give me the following velocities (mi/hr) vs. RPM in each gear:

RPM - 1st Gear - 2nd Gear - 3rd Gear - 4th Gear - 5th Gear
500 4 6 9 11 14
600 5 7 11 13 17
700 6 9 12 16 19
800 7 10 14 18 22
900 8 11 16 20 25
1000 8 12 18 22 28
1100 9 14 19 24 30
1200 10 15 21 27 33
1300 11 16 23 29 36
1400 12 17 25 31 39
1500 13 19 26 33 41
1600 13 20 28 36 44
1700 14 21 30 38 47
1800 15 22 32 40 50
1900 16 24 33 42 52
2000 17 25 35 44 55
2100 18 26 37 47 58
2200 18 27 39 49 61
2300 19 29 40 51 63
2400 20 30 42 53 66
2500 21 31 44 56 69
2600 22 32 46 58 72
2700 23 34 47 60 74
2800 24 35 49 62 77
2900 24 36 51 64 80
3000 25 37 53 67 83
3100 26 38 54 69 85
3200 27 40 56 71 88
3300 28 41 58 73 91
3400 29 42 60 76 94
3500 29 43 61 78 96
3600 30 45 63 80 99
3700 31 46 65 82 102
3800 32 47 67 84 105
3900 33 48 68 87 107
4000 34 50 70 89 110
4100 34 51 72 91 113
4200 35 52 74 93 116
4300 36 53 75 96 119
4400 37 55 77 98 121
4500 38 56 79 100 124
4600 39 57 81 102 127
4700 39 58 83 104 130
4800 40 60 84 107 132
4900 41 61 86 109 135
5000 42 62 88 111 138
5100 43 63 90 113 141
5200 44 65 91 116 143
5300 45 66 93 118 146
5400 45 67 95 120 149
5500 46 68 97 122 152
5600 47 70 98 124 154
5700 48 71 100 127 157
5800 49 72 102 129 160
5900 50 73 104 131 163
6000 50 74 105 133 165
6100 51 76 107 136 168
6200 52 77 109 138 171
6300 53 78 111 140 174
6400 54 79 112 142 176
6500 55 81 114 144 179

 

bdhulderman, how did it go with that rear suspension setup? Is that a Heidts peice?

Btw, i drool everytime i see the dana 60 pics in this thread!

 

That Dana 60 IRS in the OP looks like what the Hemicuda should have had for wheelie duty.