Supposing you have access to a welder, grinder, a selection of hand and
measuring tools and know how to use them as well as some suitable spherical
bearings and so forth it's not easy to fabricate a Watt's linkage. However, I
don't
think that was what the original lister had in mind.
Also as far as Wikipedia goes it is by no means authoritive on any given
subject and it is NOT the case that the Watt's linkage is superior to a Panhard
rod. Besides if it's easy to fabricate a Watt's linkage and you are DIY
fabrication then a Mumford link set up is going to be far superior.
I'd be interested in the life of the axle (half) shafts and diff pinion gears
for the method you describe of achieving negative camber on a live axle.
Regards
Daniel1312
In a message dated 29/05/07 21:14:27 GMT Daylight Time, derf247@gmail.com
writes:
> Subj:Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar
> Date:29/05/07 21:14:27 GMT Daylight Time
> From:derf247@gmail.com
> To:Daniel1312@aol.com
> CC:spridgets@autox.team.net
> Sent from the Internet
>
>
>
> Not hard to fabricate:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt's_linkage
>
> If you can do a Panhard, you should be able to do a Watts. Get some
> ball joints and stuff from Summit and off you go.
>
> While you are at it, pull your diff housing and put it in a big press.
> Push down the middle a little while supporting the sides until you
> get 1-2 degrees of negative camber. Don't tell anyone at the track
> you did this. That, with the Watts linkage will give you superiority
> at the track, all other things being equal. And don't tell those
> cheating Thickos about the negative camber trick, they already cheat
> enough.
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