watts bar eliminator kit

J Turner · Post by **J Turner** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:42 am

Do any of you guys know who makes a watts bar eliminator kit for the first gen rx7's? like a 5 link rear end ect?

Post by **disneyd** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 11:11 am

Nope, but ya might want to scale that avatar down a little bit

whenry · Post by **whenry** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 11:50 am

There are several kits available. Stan Hinds, Lee Graser and Joe Henslee all race IT-7 and can provide you with info.

J Turner · Post by **J Turner** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:07 pm

aww come on david............kidding yea it is a we bit big, thanks wayne, i will ask lee when i call him

J Turner · Post by **J Turner** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:13 pm

is that better?

DarthMazda · Post by **DarthMazda** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:52 pm

http://www.gforceengineering.net/products.htm

Get the Tri-Link- best kit on the market hands down

toyokogyo12aturbo · Post by **toyokogyo12aturbo** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:58 pm

Are you linking for a Panhard Rod?

The Watt's link performs fantasic, when properly set-up. The stock is asymetrical and the link itself if mounted to the axle. Both not great.
SDJ Motorsports makes a symetrical chassis mounted Watt's link. It's not the prettiest thing, I don't even know if works. But it was a copy of a design on a multi-championship winning Rx-3.

If you're looking for a 3rd link suspension. G-Force was mentioned earlier. That's what's on my 7. Works great, much better than stock. We did break the mounting bracket once. No unusual loading either. Just poor weld penetration.

ISC Racing Sells both the 3rd link and a panhard rod kit. I haven't had any experience with either, but mike does good work.

Another option is a Mumford link, good luck trying to find one for the Rx7, or anything for that matter.

J Turner · Post by **J Turner** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:04 pm

i may just do a 5 link, i dont have problem with the watts bar, other than it binding, it made drifting my gsl-se a bear, you would start to drift, than it would bind up and around you go, i am going to get that shell from lee and start a drift only project, i guess if i put stiff enough springs on the back it wouldnt matter, me and randy baily have been talking about putting the rear suspension from a 2g back there somehow too, who knows, i dont even know what motor i am going to use yet

joe henslee · Post by **joe henslee** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:17 pm

Josh,

I think hydro-electric and wind turbines have real promise. Lee's TVA background might generate .......... uh ... oh! your talking about Watts linkage. My mistake. I was nuc'ing out.(LOL).
I became intimately familiar with the G-force on Stan and Shaun's car at VIR a few years ago(welding is much more friendly WITH a shield)......
I personally have an ISC(Mike VanSteenburg) third link (actually fifth link with really low durometer bushes in the top two OE's/IT rules?) plus a fabricated panhard bar(link?). But like Shaun also memtioned, Mum's the word.
Enjoy
p.s. triple race weekend SARRC/ECR/ProIT this weekend / Atlanta.

DarthMazda · Post by **DarthMazda** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 9:56 pm

engine choice?

V8
i have an extra set of 302 motor mounts for the first gen......

toyokogyo12aturbo · Post by **toyokogyo12aturbo** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:32 pm

DarthMazda wrote:engine choice?

V8
i have an extra set of 302 motor mounts for the first gen......

BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!