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Seeing as how this is a debate, I'm all ears and look forward to your input. I'd be interested to know why your sudden retreat. Thanks

I was being sarcastic....

In the interest of engineering alternatives, you can bail if you wish. But the chassis we designed requires no roll center adjustment. It's fixed via weight calculations around a roll center that remains constant. The only suspension system that allows for your requested adjustment for roll...

Cool demos, Ed. Thanks!

Could be that the residual check valves internal to the master were removed.

Nah...no bias here...

You can also rotate the Watts 90deg from that illustration and mount the link bars side to side.

I am in 100% agreement that the OP should make an attempt to upgrade his braking system for safety's sake. It won't detract from the cars value, and certainly could save someone's life.

What caught up with us is the initial design was for a strip runner. We ordered Koni drag shocks (circa 2001). They're not the best for the street, and the performance can be felt. Strong on jounce, soft on rebound. Gotta wait 'til I'm a few bucks richer to get some better shocks.

Hold the head with a wrench. Blast the nuts with penetrant. Break out the 1/2" drive impact, an extension, and a wobble socket. They'll either come loose or twist off. In which case you can drive 'em out with a punch and replace with new. Don't fight it. Years of working on stuff as much as 80...

I left the Jacob's ladder off the list mainly due to this type axle housing control "system" being mainly used on sprint cars with the ability to raise and lower roll centers, though they do offer suspension adjustments as well. Sprint car chassis are narrow, and as such, limit the lengths of...

It's how we designed the brackets that mount the link bars to the frame. The links use the same rubber as the 4-link bars. The Watts Link bars help to reduce axle housing rotation as well as keeping the housing centered.

The chassis we built was initially designed for strictly strip use but ended up designing for street and strip, which added quite a bit of build time. Novice to Mopars drivetrain we pulled an axle out from under a Dodge Diplomat police cruiser and shortened it by 6 inches. The 4 link kit we...

We used a Watts Link set up on the tube chassis. A LPW diff cover had enough material where it could be drilled and tapped to mount the bars.

This is a subject that has been tossed around since forever. Which is better, or under what conditions would you consider either, or? Watts Link or Panhard Bar? I'd be very interested to hear your opinions. Let 'er rip.

Delrin requires a much tighter tolerance for alignment than you'll find on any OEM application. There's little give in the material and it's prone to failure if the tighter tolerances are ignored. Plus a harsher ride and a noticeable increase in vibration. Great for track use, terrible for the...

“putting to much harp on the latest trends” This was just a generalization. Not ment for your typical application. Many here are novice and look for answers from those that have suffered similar problems. The entire purpose for this site. I too, still search for solutions.

"The delrin bushings we're talking about here are part of a precision set sold by Bergman Autocraft. " Therein lies the purpose of concern. Precision. Not many are going to take this into consideration when changing from rubber OEM to a material that requires an exact tolerance. You, as a...

Thank you for recognizing the concerns and for not taking offense to my offerings. Not here to argue, only to help. I await with curiosity for a report on how those bushings perform. During the build process for the chassis for my truck, I used a stress analysis program that enhances potential...

Delrin is pretty unforgiving, requiring precise alignment. Not many street applications will see this benifit unless certain machining steps are taken to ensure no binding occurs. I've seen delrin bushings broken in two. I doubt your're going to see this type of alignment in any B-body...