which rear to use for autox?

BigWhip said
I would like to suggest two axles you never see in a A body.
1. Jag IRS
2. Ford IRS

The jag IRS you could get from Pull apart in Atlanta for a low cost. Very easy to narrow. Easy to install. Inboard disk brakes, Set up for quad coil over shocks. The center section is very close to a gm 12 bolt rear axle. MADE IN AMERICA.
The bad part about the jag is the bolt pattern is 5 x 4 3/4".

The ford will cost more but its lighter and has the correct bolt pattern.
The came in some Mustangs, some Thunderbirds. and some Lincolns.
The Ford is made from a 8.8" axle.

http://home.bresnan.net/~dazed/JaguarIRS2.html

i dont know much about the jag irs, but my buddy has a terminator cobra and has snapped a few axles with it and is basicly stock other than a pulley, long tubes and a tune. we swapped it over to a solid axle like that would come in a GT car. He had a few super coupe thunder birds a few years ago with basically the same rear end. i dont like the dinky control arms and besides that they are still c clip rears. i will look into the jag stuff though thanks for the advice