IRS(not I.R.S.) in VX

[Bieredalsace]

Yeah Man! Its a fantastic idea for such qa unique vehicle. But being on a restricted cash flow the idea of finding a wrecked Audi R8 or something of that class would cost more than my annual income. So if you come up with any more economical transplant that retains all VX stff in front of the rear axle Maybe I'll be able to do it. Thanks for all the enthusiastic support!

[TheGanzman]

Yeah Man! Its a fantastic idea for such qa unique vehicle. But being on a restricted cash flow the idea of finding a wrecked Audi R8 or something of that class would cost more than my annual income. So if you come up with any more economical transplant that retains all VX stff in front of the rear axle Maybe I'll be able to do it. Thanks for all the enthusiastic support!

I hear ya' on the "budget thang"! Seems like there's a few lower end SUV's that are IRS too, right? Pull some measurements off the VX (rear hub to hub is the BIG one that you'd wanna be close to) and then walk some salvage yards, tape measure in hand. Ideally, you would want to be able to "transplant" the entire RE assembly intact, without having to shorten the half shafts; hopefully the donor rear brakes would be relatively compatible too. That would leave you to weld the donor IRS up to the frame (perhaps using donor "bracketry") and then shorten/lengthen the driveshaft accordingly. Not sure what the electronic "implications" of that would be vis a vis the TOD unit though, given how sensitive that seems to be with respect to brake/torque changes already. It's entirely likely that the VX TOD would end up on the "killing floor", replaced by whatever donor equivalent is up under THERE. Oh, then there's the VX ECU and OBDII situation resulting from changing out the TOD...

How 'bout softer springs all around on that VX...

[Bieredalsace]

What do you think about "sliding" doors!!! That would be awesome! I should be able to figure that one out using van parts.
If we lived near each other we would update the VX to an awesome vehicle!

[TheGanzman]

What do you think about "sliding" doors!!! That would be awesome! I should be able to figure that one out using van parts.
If we lived near each other we would update the VX to an awesome vehicle!

NOW you're scarin' me!

[pbkid]

What do you think about "sliding" doors!!! That would be awesome! I should be able to figure that one out using van parts.
If we lived near each other we would update the VX to an awesome vehicle!

no offense, to each their own obviously...

but why transform a well designed vehicle into a van???? i dont know anyone that looks at a van and goes, "wow that thing is cool!!"

secondly, why take an SUV and try to make it perform like a car??? there's no utility in it...just to say you can???

i think the VX is a great vehicle and im sure you would enjoy it a lot if you get one eventually, and if you dont offroad then i could understand creating greater handling but why chop it up???

once again, not trying to offend but are you trying to turn a VX into a subaru??

[nfpgasmask]

once again, not trying to offend but are you trying to turn a VX into a subaru??

Yeah, reading this thread just makes me sit here and wonder....if you want to change all this stuff about the VX, you probably should not buy one and get something else that meets those needs you are talking about. If you want a Caddy smooth ride, then the VX is certainly not the vehicle for you....

But then again, I do completely understand fantasizing about mods....after all, I want a mini-gun, automatic caltrops dispenser, smoke screen and a canon on my VX, so one might ask, why didn't I join the Army to be a tank driver??

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