Searching for a particular rear control arm bracket

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superbon54

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MC96

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I still dont understand how those dont bind the rear solid.

The triangulation of the rear control arms sets the roll center, the watts propeller also sets the roll center. Its like having two panhard bars running opposite of one another in an X. Other than the "give" of the rubber bushings it shouldnt be able to articulate at all.

Unless Im missing something



Anyways, I look forward to the discovery of this mystery item lol


Edit: Heres the example of the binding.
I wonder if in the Fays2 instructions it tells you to remove an upper link
 
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81cutlass

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I still dont understand how those dont bind the rear solid.

The triangulation of the rear control arms sets the roll center, the watts propeller also sets the roll center. Its like having two panhard bars running opposite of one another in an X. Other than the "give" of the rubber bushings it shouldnt be able to articulate at all.

Unless Im missing something



Anyways, I look forward to the discovery of this mystery item lol


Edit: Heres the example of the binding.
I wonder if in the Fays2 instructions it tells you to remove an upper link

That would be a nice way to do it if you replaced the UCA's with a single Y shaped UCA using both UCA frame mounts and a single housing bushing and use the watts link to keep side to side.

But yeah, when those watts get slammed on 4 links its not ideal by any means.
 

MC96

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That would be a nice way to do it if you replaced the UCA's with a single Y shaped UCA using both UCA frame mounts and a single housing bushing and use the watts link to keep side to side.

But yeah, when those watts get slammed on 4 links its not ideal by any means.


Working with a friend on something very similar, He is putting an s197 8.8 3 link in his car.
 
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liquidh8

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Working with a friend on something very similar, He is putting an s197 8.8 3 link in his car.
That would be cool to see. I had contemplated something similar early on in my wa gh on build. I never followed through though.
 

TURNA

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So did you figure out what you are looking for yet?
 

FastCraig

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So did you figure out what you are looking for yet?
No. I'm beginning to think I imagined it since no one else knows of it.. I'm also questioning how effective it is if no one is boxing the control arms horizontally, only vertically. Dunno.
 

TURNA

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Your no talking about a GNX rear are you>

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