Watts Link Question

[tbone]

Are the billet Watts links worth the $$ to change out? I have the billet control arms already and am very pleased with their performance advantages.

[Logizyme]

While not as noticeable as the trailing arms, yes upgraded watts links can make a noticeable difference.

Trailing arms deal with forward and back movement of the rear axle, so acceleration and braking improve mostly with those and they also handle the bulk of the power transfer to the chassis. The watts-link controls side to side movement of the axle so improvements will be felt more in heavy cornering by making the rear end more solid and predictable - I would however suggest Addco sway bars as a higher priority modification to improve cornering and handling.

[MOTOWN]

The watts link is as equally important, once you upgrade you will see a big difference in handling

[tbone]

Yes, I'm aware of what they do, just wasn't sure if they make a noticeable difference in the handling in corners to justify the cost.
The Metco control arms stopped the squiggling when hitting it around corners. And the car, with the arms combined with my Nittos, hooks up great. I had to trim one of the watts links when the Stainless Works exhaust pipe kept rubbing on it. Finally wound up trimming an inch off the pipe to clear it, where it attaches to the muffler.

It bugs me that I trimmed some of the metal off the Watts link, but at the time I was desperate to stop the rubbing and didn't think of a better solution yet.

[fastblackmerc]

Do the Watts link.... you'll like it.

[justbob]

The only upgrade I haven't done besides brakes.


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[tbone]

I just pulled the trigger on a billet UPR supercharger tensioner. The OEM Cobra one is noisy sometimes. Kind of a groan....I think the belt is a tad too small. I had to modify the tensioner just to get the belt on.

Point is, I can't stop spending $$ on this car. Trying to be more careful on what I blow it on.

[tbone]

My Harley is officially sold. Bought the Watts link.