New Chassisworks Torque Arm Rear Suspension

[Chassisworks]

I want to talk a little bit about the options for locating the rear laterally underneath the car. The torque arm system comes standard with a double-adjustable Panhard bar. A Watts link is optionally available and, so far, this is what everyone has chosen.
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The Chassisworks Watts link is an incredibly stable piece of billet jewelry. The pivot assembly is made of our three main components; Base Plate, Watts Pivot, and Top Plate. The base plate is machined from billet aluminum and is mounted to the housing at four points. Four mounting positions for the Watts Pivot allow adjustment of the vehicle roll center to tune vehicle understeer/oversteer. The Watts pivot itself is billet steel and houses a sealed ball bearing. This makes it more durable on top of eliminating the stiction common with traditional bushing-style pivots. The top plate is laser-cut steel and bridges the Watts pivot with two additional stands and three fasteners which further eliminates side deflection.

Watts link pivot detail –


The chassis brackets are factory welded from laser-cut CNC bent steel and provide mounting for both the shock crossmember and the Watts linkage. The steel support tubes (shown in the first picture) are shipped loose. This is done for three reasons. First, it makes the packaging substantially smaller, reducing the cost to ship. Second, it allows a superior fit on a chassis that is inconsistent. And third, it allows you to customize the installation a bit to better cope with routing exhaust, etc.
Chassis bracket detail:


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[frojoe]

Very nice looking work there!

Love the extra level of detail in explanations, product info sheet, and gigantic pics!

[Chassisworks]

Originally Posted by frojoe

Very nice looking work there!

Love the extra level of detail in explanations, product info sheet, and gigantic pics!

Thanks, Joe!

[ErikLS2]

In the market for a TA but I have a 12 bolt already built, can you accommodate that? Also, what kind of exhaust clearance with the Watts? 69 Camaro with angle cut fuel tank ends. Oh, and is your entire subframe connector frame required? I already have other connectors installed. Thanks, nice piece!

[Chassisworks]

Originally Posted by ErikLS2

In the market for a TA but I have a 12 bolt already built, can you accommodate that? Also, what kind of exhaust clearance with the Watts? 69 Camaro with angle cut fuel tank ends. Oh, and is your entire subframe connector frame required? I already have other connectors installed. Thanks, nice piece!

Hi Erik, Yes, there is a 12-bolt mounting option in the works. As far as the connector goes, we offer a weld-in crossmember option for the sliding link.

Exhaust is a different story. Clearance is limited with any Watts link. Whoever builds the tailpipes needs to be good at their job. This is just the nature of the beast. It's like trying to put a big block in a mini-cooper; it's possible but you have to make some concessions for foot room.