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    Default How do i tell between IRS or live axel

    I have a VS Exectutive II. Anyone know what it has? Or how i could have a look and check?

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    irs on the left, live axle on the right.
    have a look under the back of your car and it should look like one of them

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    Left is IRS.. Right is live axle
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    LOL!!! i lost
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    Quote Originally Posted by shifty6 View Post
    series 2 means IRS i think.
    i think irs was only an option with executives
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    +2 to parkwaydrv, IRS was an option/only on certain models until VT from memory(please correct if im wrong)

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    Another way to tell is live axle the exhaust goes over the diff, IRS it goes under.
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    I burnt my hand in a nasty way once using method one but thats because i'm a twat.

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    brake + accelerate a little....... if it goes up its live axle, if it goes down its irs

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