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1. Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: <uniquelittlecars@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 20:19:55 -0700 (PDT); Correct me if i am wrong Watts Linkage does the same thing as a Panhard Bar (controls the sideways movement of the rear end) But it moves the rear end straight up and down instead of in an arc like a; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00929.html (6,930 bytes)
2. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: Daniel1312@aol.com; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:12:22 EDT; Neither is perfect and while the the Watts is claimed to better than the Panhard a world renowned expert - the late Arthur Mallock disputed that. The best system is called mumford links after Micheal; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00946.html (7,917 bytes)
3. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: Daniel1312@aol.com; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 15:54:23 EDT; Neither is perfect and while the the Watts is claimed to better than the Panhard a world renowned expert - the late Arthur Mallock disputed that. The best system is called mumford links after Micheal; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00948.html (8,798 bytes)
4. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: derf <derf247@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:23:22 -0600; Try one of these: http://www.tperformance.com/street_rod_store/rear_suspension/watts_linkage_kit/; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00949.html (7,484 bytes)
5. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: Daniel1312@aol.com; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 16:28:41 EDT; 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; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00950.html (9,194 bytes)
6. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: derf <derf247@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:40:02 -0600; Well, you know how tiny the MOWOG tolerances were for axle assemblies. I'm sure 1 degree per side would have little or no effect on life expectancy. Put an axle shaft in a rear assembly without the; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00951.html (8,044 bytes)
7. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: Daniel1312@aol.com; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 16:48:25 EDT; In Uk motorsports for Sprite/Midget racing there are no regulations I know of that limit how much negative camber can be used. In any event for a live axle car I'm not certain that there is a require; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00952.html (8,764 bytes)
8. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: derf <derf247@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:55:30 -0600; I always thought of the bent solid axle negative camber trick as a down-and-dirty poor man's mod. I never did it myself as back in the day I was more concerned with going fast in a straight line. Now; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00953.html (7,760 bytes)
9. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: Daniel1312@aol.com; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 17:06:50 EDT; For a car with IRS and I think the Miata is IRS then obviously a little negative camber is good thing for the self same reasons you need negative camber at the front of the Sprite/Midget. The differe; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00954.html (8,290 bytes)
10. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: derf <derf247@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 15:14:37 -0600; I thought most cars benefitted from 1/2 to 1 degree of negative camber on the back for best cornering.; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00956.html (7,354 bytes)
11. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: Daniel1312@aol.com; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 17:24:29 EDT; Most cars - at least modern ones have IRS and not live axles. Regards Daniel1312; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00958.html (7,612 bytes)
12. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: type79@ix.netcom.com; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 17:28:53 -0400 (EDT); I personally prefer the Charlie Watts linkage. jay fishbein wallingford, ct http://home.ix.netcom.com/~type79/ "Anything worth doing is worth overdoing." Mick Jagger --Original Message--; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00959.html (7,911 bytes)
13. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: <bushwacker4@zoomtown.com>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 19:07:17 -0400; 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. A good friend had a 71 Midget right out of high; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00964.html (7,843 bytes)
14. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 21:57:55 -0400; I agree, I got my very first speeding ticket on Daytona Beach. 90 in a 10 mph. Deputy Dog took my license on the spot and told my buddy who was not yet old enough to drive to "follow us to the statio; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00972.html (7,803 bytes)
15. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: Daniel1312@aol.com; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 05:40:19 EDT; IRS is either what you call your tax authorities or in a motoring context Independant Rear Suspension - it means each rear wheel is independant of the other so that if one goes up the other does noth; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00983.html (8,773 bytes)
16. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: derf <derf247@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 07:32:37 -0600; I thought a little rear end negative camber is good, regardless of your axle setup. You just see it more on IRSs because it is easier to achieve on them. It just gives the tires a slight grip advanta; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00988.html (7,926 bytes)
17. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: "Brad Fornal" <tequila.brad@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 08:49:54 -0500; I have Eric Dymock's book on Spridgets. It shows a Sprite in a hard corner, as well as a Spitfire in same hard corner. For some reason, the Spit has a rear tire off the pavement, due to the IRS suspe; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00991.html (8,244 bytes)
18. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: Daniel1312@aol.com; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 10:41:13 EDT; Nope. See previous postings.; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00999.html (7,855 bytes)
19. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: derf <derf247@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 08:47:46 -0600; I guess I shouldn't believe everything I read. But, wait, I read that, too. It's interesting to note that a tire develops its maximum cornering force at a small negative camber angle, typically aroun; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg01001.html (7,934 bytes)
20. Re: Watts Linkage Vs Panhard Bar (score: 1): Author: "Michael Conn" <mconn2@bright.net>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 19:15:18 -0400; Okay, I'm beginning to get the idea, I think. Thank you. So, a spridget does not have IRS. IRS means both rear wheels are being driven by the engine, but independently of each other. A spridget's re; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg01020.html (9,966 bytes)

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