John Currie (black shirt), Ray Currie in front of him, and Steven Rupp from Camaro Performers magazine who supplied the Camaro for Currie to peek at.

Currie Enterprises is well known for their Mustang and Jeep rear ends. If that is so, then why do we have a photo of a brand new 2010 Chevy Camaro up on the lift in their shop? Is Currie planning on working on a brand new solid 9-inch for this late model machine? One could only imagine what crazy design thoughts where running through the minds of Ray and John Currie as they inspect the crisp clean Camaro supplied by Steven Rupp from Camaro Performers Magazine. We wondered so long that we had to post something up about it.

Now let’s think about it. Chances are that the boys at Currie are looking into finding some way to cram one of their near bomb proof 9-inch rear ends into the 2010. After all, not only is the 9″ hands down the most popular rear end choice in the history for racing and the aftermarket, but it is like that for a darn good reason – it’s strong as an ox.

Problem is the Camaro is an independent rear suspension car, and you can’t just swap that out for a traditional 4-link, could you? If you look at the case of the of the Mustang, the answer is yes. In fact, Currie builds a bolt in 9-inch for the late model Mustangs, even those swapping from the IRS. While Ford leaving the mounts in place on those cars for both types of suspension helps a great deal, that doesn’t mean that the Camaro needs the same luxury to make the swap happen.

Could this really shake up the Camaro market if Currie develops a bolt in 9-inch? We say hell yes it would! Everywhere we look people are struggling with the IRS when it comes to drag racing. Not only is it difficult to get the car to hook with the amount of flex in the rear cradle, but the system limits the amount of power it can take. While we haven’t heard of too many people breaking the rear end in these cars, I think it is safe to say that the breaking point of it is much sooner than that of a 9-inch.

It would also open up the door for a completely new suspension design on these cars. After all, there is no way to have a 9-inch and IRS. But what if Currie did have some new technology to incorporate the center section of the 9-inch with the axle shafts of an IRS. How awesome it would be to have the best of both worlds! Then you could have all the power capabilities and gear choices you could dream of, with the handling and ride advantages of the IRS.

Oh course all we can do at this point is speculate and wait. We’ll keep our eyes and ears open for more information on this topic as it comes to us.

Make sure to check out Currie’s web site for updates.