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Old 09-26-2009, 12:19 PM
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Default Anyone here have a fab 9 with custom watts link?

Anyone here have a fab 9 from MWC with a custom watts link set up? How do you like it, and any pictures?
Old 09-26-2009, 11:46 PM
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I would be very interested to know as well!!
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there is guy on here with a green ta that has one
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i should have one in about a week.

also Awake455 has one.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2063127/3

^^^ that is his car page.
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thanks alot man, lemme know how you like it when you get, and make sure to take pics of that beast.
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i will. i cant wait to get mine done. i went with the 35 spline wavtec also. i am going to see how good the warrenty is. doing 6K rpm dumps, i will find out fast
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Ahhh yes i want pics as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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nice, thats exactly what im planning to go, custom watts and wavetrac with 3.90s and i'll be happy as can be
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here you go
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2146367/10

pictures from member:
GrnDragon

it's his car
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-ti...e-minitub.html

btw what's the big deal about having a watts set up?
is it for drag racing or road racing?
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superior to a panhard bar in centering rear end and keeping it more stable for handling and comfort purposes. I'm running one right now on my ten bolt
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Anyone seen any pictures of this unicorn yet? On a backbraced mwc?
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Originally Posted by Slvr00Bird
Anyone seen any pictures of this unicorn yet? On a backbraced mwc?
The factory gas tank and exhaust would probably get in the way of a backbraced watts set up.

I guess anything is possible if you put enough effort into it.
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Originally Posted by 69TA
The factory gas tank and exhaust would probably get in the way of a backbraced watts set up.

I guess anything is possible if you put enough effort into it.
I don't see why it would be any different, beside the brackets that mount to the axle tubes. That's assuming it uses the panhard bar mounting locations.

Aaaand Eric said this in his thread.
watts link setups are available with my fab rearends and the backbraced ones included, but are a build per order type thing.
I'm just trying to get a look at one, braced or non but preferably braced..
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i just talked to eric last friday. there laser was down. so mine is just waiting on laser parts. he is hoping to ship mine out this friday. then i will have pcitures.
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Originally Posted by Big_Bird_WS6
i just talked to eric last friday. there laser was down. so mine is just waiting on laser parts. he is hoping to ship mine out this friday. then i will have pcitures.
That'll be great!!! Is yours backbraced?
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yes
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Midwest Chaise Fab 9” rear end and Torque arm for 98-02 F-body


Base rearend package w/o spring mounts... .
(iron 3rd member, posi, 31 spline axles, studs, bearings)
- Add backbrace...
- 4ch abs...
- new gm brake plates...
- black powdercoat...
- transverse shock mounts for c/o...
- Moser thru-bolt alum case...
- 3.0gear...
- Upgrade Wavetrac 35 spl diff...
- complete assembled rearend...
- bolt-in Watts link assy
- Strange c/o rear single adj. shocks and Hypercoils
---------------------------------------------------------------------

^^^ that is what i ordered
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Originally Posted by Big Bird WS6
i should have one in about a week.

also Awake455 has one.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2063127/3

^^^ that is his car page.

A few more pics added. I should be getting under it in a few days to do some tinkering so I'll try to get some more pics.

As far as how I like it...I don't do much if any straightline. For road courses and the deserted 2 lane blacktop I was truly impressed at the difference this made over a phb (admittedly a stock phb as I sold my good one before installing this). The car feels a great deal lighter and more responsive. That being said, if you are doing street strip I kinda think you could save yourself the complexity and just run one of his phbs and be great.

Given the rod ends everywhere on this suspension I am impressed at how quiet it is. Gear noise is nil. Suspension noise a few ppl notice but I am more than willing to deal with that minimal bit of noise for how great the car responds now. Only place it is that audible are horrible roads.

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sitll waiting on rear.
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