Watts linkage mounted at the Front of a 9" Center Section?

[BANKO]

I was wondering if anyone has ever done this? I have seen a watts linkage mounted on the lower portion of a center section to assist in controlling front to rear motion. I have not seen it done to control lateral motion.

Mounting it to the front a center section seems interesting due to the inherent strength of the center section at this location and the tighter packaging that may be achieved near the center of the pinion.

The disadvantages seem to be packaging challenges relative to the link mounting locations, clearance to the floor pan under full compression and bearing size needed to clear the pinion yoke.

-Josh