granada irs in my mk2

[BROWNYS V6]

im toying with the idea of putting a granada scorpio irs rear end up the back of my mk2 rustbucket need to check the width but........
the fors are;
limited slip diff
disc brakes
convert to coil over, easy to get nice an low
also my alloys that i bought to put on the mk3 will bolt straight on
the againsts are;
loads of fabrication
an i need to buy one

[Gavin]

i reckon theres not as much fab as you think.

they come on a subframe that sits very tight to the car, i would be suprised if there isnt plenty of room on a tranny to create a mounting frame with some box above this and just bolt it to the spring mounts, in a similar way to how the IFS front mounts on the tranny

they have viscous diffs i think which behave a bit different, but i never had any tramp or squat problems on my granny cossie, you could throw all kinds of abuse at it and it just did its job

[BROWNYS V6]

weve got a sierra one at work been googling, an i might be able to fit 5 stud granny hubs on it checked the width an its pritty close so who knows

[Luke]

it's been done before - on a mk5 i'm sure we've got pics on here

i'm pritty sure you can swap the hubs ok

[Luke]

i considered it reason i didnt do it was i didnt think it's worth the hassle - the sierra/granny diffs arnt supposed to be that strong - all the big power cossys use quafe stuff (apparantly) and it then gets expensive also i wondered about how it would handle - a transit is very different to a granada and if it was crap there'd be no easy going back also it's a fair bit narrower so i went for the easy option and stuck a 9" on

[BROWNYS V6]

hmm i did wonder how it would handle aswell,narrow track not a problem got 9" wide wheels,an dont think i'll be chewing diffs with a rover engine if i could mount it right up in back be nice an easy to dump it on the floor would'nt have to worry about choppin lumps out me chassis,maybe

[Luke]

dont think i'll be chewing diffs with a rover engine

you never know - i only had a V6 cossy in when i thought about it

have you measured it up mine are 8" wide with a good offset and i think they needed spacers - ive tried to find the info in here searched every irs post but cant find anything - i'm 99.9% sure its been done on a white mk5 was on ebay with pics

[BROWNYS V6]

no not done any measuring yet,its going round in me head at the mo but if i can swop hubs then i 'll use the sierra one we got at work

[Luke]

look forward to seeing it done

do you know there are 2 types of diffs - different sizes and the mounts on the cradle are different for different sierras and one wont fit in the other cant remember exactly but i found it out back in my sierra owning days

[BROWNYS V6]

yea 7 and 7 an half inch only what ive read need to get the front back together first

[Luke]

yea 7 and 7 an half inch only what ive read

yeah sounds about right and i think the smaller one is the LSD one

[BROWNYS V6]

just been offered an 8" ford axle off a mustang,got all new brakes on it an a slipper for £100 downside is its 4 stud an its got a 3.0 cwp in it

[Luke]

just been offered an 8" ford axle off a mustang,got all new brakes on it an a slipper for £100 downside is its 4 stud an its got a 3.0 cwp in it

you can swap the halfshafts and cw&p cant you??? £100's a nice price

[BROWNYS V6]

yea the bits are readily available for them ,and cwp's aswell an yes cheap cheap

an then today i got the offer of a pair of 5 stud granny hubs,straight swop for the 4 stud ones on the sierra axle we have at work,which came of an xr4x4
i wonder if the offset on the discs is the same on both axles granny one is 8mm wider so i have read ratio in the sierra diff is 3.62 i think.

[Luke]

the non vented disks im pritty sure are the same as i fitted sierra ones on my escort and rememebr drilling a granada one to fit (just temprary like ) not sure if its wider cos of the vented disks??? pritty sure the granny cos had vented rears

anyway sod the irs get the 8" on there