Independent Rear Suspension a Problem?

[JWz28]

Three words for those concerned about IRS...Hardened Output Shaft.

$300 bucks and a 20 minute install.

Also learn how to drive / launch to avoid wheel hop. It's not that hard. If you feel it hop, you gotta stop.

There is a fine line between aggressive driving and abuse.

JWz28.

[2001ragtop]

IRS = means the car will be special. (special = way more modern).

It will have something the mustang does not. (but in fairness, the new mustang with the solid axle does ride very good. I was amazed when I rented a V6 2005 mustang.)

in terms of engineering, etc:
Hopefully whatever is at the back of the zeta platform is quality stuff.
And the key is will it perform well under all conditions?

No one mentions this a lot, but GM cars almost always cost more than a Ford. I have always thought they cost more because of situations exactly like this (Camaro with IRS).
Price shouldn't matter if it is better IMHO.

i do want a Camaro if it is within my budget when they finally arrive.

[kuehjo]

"But I thought that "transaxle"was a term reserved for frontwheel drive cars. Meaning basically that the Transmission mounts sideways along the front axle. I thought I read that somewhere..."

Actually, transaxle can be front, rear, or mid mounted, and engine can run transverse or longitudinal. Just as a few examples...

VW bug, Corvair - transaxle with rear mounted engine - longitudinal
Porsche 914 - transaxle with mid-mounted longitudinal engine
Fiat X/19, Pontiac Fiero - transaxle with mid-mounted transverse engine

Don't need to give examples for front wheel drive do I?

The kit car guys know these options REALLY well, and transaxle choices are some of the hardest choices to make - you can spend WAY more money on a transaxle that will hold up to what your engine will put through than you will building the engine in the first place.

Hope that helps...

[sscamaro]

I have an 05 C6 w/Z51. When I took it to the strip, I did get wheel hop. A couple of months ago I installed Bilstein Sport shocks on it. I haven't had to the strip since then, but the rear seems to plant alot better even on the street. The C6 people say it gets rid of the wheel hop. Even guys running over 400/rwhp say it works.

[Mr. Wyndham]

I guess I still don't understand what a transaxle is then...

[kuehjo]

A transaxle takes up the function of the transmission AND the pumpkin - takes the engine load in and turns it into output at a right angle to the centerline of the car through driveshafts/axles. The transmission is almost the same, but output passes through the centerline of the car, and requires a pumpkin to allow a final gear reduction and to convert the rotation around the centerline into rotation around the transverse plane. (Did I say all that right?)

Does that help at all?

It's probably a bit artificial of a distinction - they essentially do the same thing. The transaxle will include the ring and pinion internally.

[AFSNightrod]

I'm just happy that it will be a car that has an all new, modern chassis design. The 4th gen design can be dated back to 1982. That's why my 32K mile '01 TA rattles and squeaks like a 20 year old car, because the chassis and suspension design is 20 years old. It will be wierd driving a Camaro that doesnt squeak or rattle.