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Originally Posted by LILBuzzy
What about if you triangulated the the lower control arms? What would that do with the fixed watts link? Would that even work? Would it work better? I am trying to figure out how I could make something like this work on my impala. It has a single upper link RT side, and two triangulated lower likes. All are adjustable as it was a "sleepy" street car. I had a diagonal bar on it, but now that I am changing games, I need a different device. I really like the watts look over the panhard bar. It may win out in the end though. Any ideas?
Richie
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The lowers aren't really "triangulated" in the sense that they are the lateral locating device. You only need (and can use) 1 lateral locating device. The triangulated lowers with straight uppers are called a "Satchell" link setup.
I would avoid that type of system in a high-horsepwer, big tire car for one reason. Under acceleration, the thrust force from the rear tires is ALL running through the lower links. In that case, it is a good idea to have them parallel to the chassis centerline, and tied directly into the frame.
A Watts link, panhard, etc. should
really only be used if all the links run straight.