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Originally Posted by
jdavis500
Can someone tell me I am not crazy here? I haven't been able to find anything on the forum about this. The IRS differential is offset from the midline of the car and is not aligned with the transmission which is on the midline.
No, you're not crazy. This is talked about occasionally for all models. FF has the drivelines off-center 1 to 1-1/2 inches (in that range) toward the right side on all, including the the Gen 3 Coupe. It's actually pretty typical in DD's as well. Starting with the engine, if you look at the motor mounts, you can see the left is larger than the right, pushing the motor over that direction. I'm surprised to see your TKO lining up on the center of the chassis at the tailshaft. My T-56 is about an inch to the right. Roughly matches with the offset of the IRS differential as you pointed out. Maybe check the orientation of your transmission mount plate? Maybe it doesn't hurt anything. But the offset is all by design.
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