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IRS handles better; swingaxle is truer to the original car concept and parts are cheaper and more available just because there were so many more swingaxle cars made as compared to IRS which started in 1969. And that discounting the subsequent Mexican and Brazilian production cars which never used IRS. Depending on what you want a camber compensator can be all that you need, such as in my case. I got an inexpensive EMPI unit and it's still there working fine 15 years after I installed it. Then again; I am not a race car driver. Swingaxles present another set of challenges and complications such as not being able to have the pan be freestanding while you replace the transaxle, more probabiity of transaxle/axle fluid leaks into your rear brakes, etc, etc.

For me, swingaxle is fine and dandy.

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