Jag IRS Rear Wheel Bearings

[RICK LAKE]

ATexasSnake Larry like anything else,alot of guys can work on a car,only a few can repair it. I am a master gm mechanic for over 25+. I put my car together myself. I rebuild the Jag rear from a kit from CWI, all plastic bushing where the bearings are, new locker, new gears, new outter bearing supports from any cobra maker. Was going with a watts linkage, this is before ERA made thiers. I have the XJ-6 book and did all the work myself. I got to the end shaft play and had the same problem of loose rearend. .022 L/S and .110 R/S. I didn't want to miss R&G and left the car alone. I riped up the R/S bearings after 3 miles. I am very lucky that ERA is only 2 1/2 hours from my home. I took both axles and housing and the master builder Doug, fixed the clearance in 30 seconds on both sides. Running the car 6 years and the rear is still tight. I would have spent a week screwing around and not got the right clearance. Find an old JAG mechanic and let him look at it. Dinner and a 6-pack of Lone-Star and you should be good to go. 1 side note buy a rear cover support from LWP and put it on. This will give added strenght to the carrier caps. You will need to modifly the breather for the rear cover. Any driving for long or hard distance and the rear fluid will get blown out through the seals and on the brakes and rotors. Good luck with the rear. joey_hv There is nothing wrong with a Jag rear when setup properly. Alot of the best factory rear wheel drive cars and running independant rears. Where do you live and how much for your Jag rear??? I don't know what cobra you got your cobra from but I have not seen a cobra kit that comes with both setups for a Jag or Vette rear and a 9" solid axle. If you are going drag racing,the 9" is for you, autocross or cone racing in parking lot, independant cars are faster. Rick Lake