Cornergrip.com Watts Link testing on a Saleen S331

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12 жыл бұрын

Just a quick video of our new Watts link setup that will be offered for 97-2012 F150s. We are going to start designing these for Mustangs also. The bars appear to be bent in the video, they are not. Its just the convex camera lens that makes them appear that way. The creaking you hear are my leaf springs.....its what F150s are known to do. Pay attention to how the bolt on top of the rearend housing lines up with the hole in the crossmember. On a normal F150s that bolt would be moving back and forth...drastically. With this watts link setup, it doesnt move at all. It only rotates with the suspension travel.

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@ScottHillsmusclecargarage 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading this video. Now I know what my rear end housing looks like.

@Jinppa 11 жыл бұрын

Seeing how stable the distance between your car chassis and road stays, I'm quite sure your car doesn't have super tight suspension - and I didn't see any body roll. So are you trying to prove that thing works, if you only drive very smooth and straight roads? Cool video, but doesn't really give enough information, if that really works so well.

@JohnSmith-qn3ob 8 жыл бұрын

In order to really test a watts link shouldn't you take lots of sharp turns?

@captainwin6333 4 жыл бұрын

Are there any corners in the USA?

@JohnSmith-qn3ob 4 жыл бұрын

@@captainwin6333 one or two

@tonyfavarin6746 4 жыл бұрын

No! Don't do that, you'll likely crash.

@cydonianman 3 жыл бұрын

@@captainwin6333 in arkansas lol

@tedshredz58 3 жыл бұрын

I would have liked to see what the linkage would perform like over uneven, smooth but undulating, road surfaces. That would show what it would do in turns, also. Looks like a good, and clean, install, though.

@Johnnyroten 4 жыл бұрын

Going in a straight line doesn’t show us anything.

@Appytail 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@b67fstb 4 жыл бұрын

I'll second that what John Smith say !!

@Cornergrip 10 жыл бұрын

The kit is adjustable. This was the first test drive. You can move the propellor down another 3"

@jesuscorrales134 4 жыл бұрын

Cual es la función de ese mecanismo en la suspensión trasera?

@o.a.m9515 4 жыл бұрын

Corners?

@metalbill 3 жыл бұрын

Why do you need a lateral locator with leaf springs?

@Cornergrip 11 жыл бұрын

The metallic sound is the traction bars engaging and disengaging. We built three of these and decided they were not cost effective. We ran one at the tail of the dragon and the truck couldnt be touched.

@GetYaTittysOut 10 жыл бұрын

What exhaust setup do you have

@No-vm7go 4 жыл бұрын

I'm confused. How is this 'Watts Link' system any better (or even as good as) a panhard bar?

@aXBlackDeathXa 10 жыл бұрын

What type of camera did you use and how was it mounted? That shot is buttery smooth!

@deusexaethera 8 жыл бұрын

I've always wondered, couldn't you just oil the leaf springs to make them stop creaking?

@descargaelbano 6 жыл бұрын

Oiling a leaf spring is one of the worst things you can do. Conventional straight leaf springs rely in friction between the leaves to supply damping action like a shock absorber. The more leaves, the less you need shock absorbers. If you oil the springs the damping action goes away and the springs will travel much further up and down over bumps, usually causing one or more leaves in the pack to break near the spring perch. This is common on trucks with power steering fluid leaking on the leaf springs. Newer tapered leaf springs only touch in the middle and ends so they rely heavily on the shock absorber for damping. If the shocks get weak then the tapered leaves break.

@Deesrickchevrolet 7 жыл бұрын

looks like the left tube is bent and flexing, I inverted mine, meaning my bell crank is mounted on the frame with the tubes perfectly running parallel at ride height. I built my bell crank frame so I could adjust it at the frame to match the roll center of the Mustang ll IFS. My tubes are about 14" long....= stronger.

@Cornergrip 7 жыл бұрын

Deesrickchevrolet wasnt bent. camera had a slight fish eye

@TheDaltonmichaels 7 жыл бұрын

does a watts link really help all that much on a leaf sprung truck. i mean the leafs are supposed to already be doing that job if designed properly. maybe ford didn't make the leafs wide enough to stop the axle from wondering side to side.

@Cornergrip 7 жыл бұрын

Dalton Michaels yes.

@ccpanel 6 жыл бұрын

build a custom lowered car and leave 1/2" on each side of the tire to the fenders, then hit the corners hard. yes-it moves. a lot with HEAVY leave springs.

@robinkatze4488 10 жыл бұрын

I prefer the pivot below the centre of the diff, like on the 1997 Falcon.

@B450R 8 жыл бұрын

are those leaf springs I see on the sides? But it also looks like 4 link brackets on the axle. I'm confused lol :)

@Cornergrip 8 жыл бұрын

+B450R they are Saleen Leaf Springs with caltrac traction bars. Install was a huge PAIN, but worth it. I have run those traction bars on this truck and a 1966 mustang. Ultimately, I wanted to build a 4 link setup, but I just didn't have the time. This was one of my best creations. The truck handled like a sports car. I only sold 3 setups like this to 3, very lucky, owners. They all loved them.

@Jeckhart8501 12 жыл бұрын

Looks good

@lavitasitumorang9706 2 жыл бұрын

Does it work in a high ground clearenc car, like off road vehicle ?

@EdgyNumber1 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen one in a Land Rover Discovery 2.

@russkarr3886 3 жыл бұрын

That driver bar should be in the top hole at the frame.. pretty sure those bars should be parallel....

@ZIKIBUSEY1 7 жыл бұрын

3:42 seconds of my life I can't get back!

@Cornergrip 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Cornergrip 8 жыл бұрын

leaf springs with caltrac traction bars

@thogan7242 6 жыл бұрын

Where did you get the diff cover?

@Cornergrip 6 жыл бұрын

Thomas Hogan it's a TA aluminum diff cover with a custom piece I had made, TIG welded together.

@thogan7242 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rodpalm6398 4 жыл бұрын

You need to hit some turns at speed so we can see what it's doing then.

@davidmilz2990 4 жыл бұрын

This doesn't rotate at all??!

@rallyfan2200 2 жыл бұрын

Look at this watt’s linkage version: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ms6IabGe0NO6iaM.html Roll center height can easily be changed putting center propeller pivot up or down.

@mgranger427 9 жыл бұрын

do you sell these watts links i would like to buy one from you ?

@Cornergrip 8 жыл бұрын

+Michael G unfortunately, I no longer sell these. The market just wasn't there. The only item I have left is a panhard bar for a dropped 04-08 F150.

@broadwayline 8 жыл бұрын

+Shane wish you still sold them - I would buy one in a second! build for the truck is here if youre interested in checking or making one extra :) www.atruckslife.com

@Cornergrip 8 жыл бұрын

+broadwayline sorry....I don't have access to any of my vendors anymore.

@rfrafaelrpm 3 жыл бұрын

shhhhhhhooowwwww

@captainwin6333 4 жыл бұрын

Patented in 1784.

@madeleyinc 4 жыл бұрын

A Panhard Bar would of been simpler and more efficient on this setup.

@DieselRamcharger 2 жыл бұрын

nope

@DieselRamcharger 2 жыл бұрын

"efficient" lol.

@yourmom705 7 ай бұрын

Too tight top bar bending

@Watchout1010 Жыл бұрын

Seems like a weak system-1 main stress point

@kking5652 4 жыл бұрын

I didn’t see anything worth seeing 7 18 2020

@PULSEXBillionzz 3 ай бұрын

You have leaf springs, why put this on when the leaf springs do the same job? Isn't the Watts system designed for coil springs since they shift and allow the body to roll where as leaf springs dont??? just curious.. ty

@Deesrickchevrolet 7 жыл бұрын

@jhsevs 4 жыл бұрын

no, it's just an effect of the fisheye lens used on the camera