Universal Watts Link Rear Suspension Linkage Kit

• Works on most any chassis and rear axle configuration
• Controls rear axle laterally and works in conjunction with multi-link suspensions
• Better control of lateral axle movement than a Panhard bar
• 19-inch DOM 3/4-inch OD steel links with .180-inch wall thickness
• Includes left hand and right hand threaded 1/2-20 rod ends for on vehicle adjustments
• Weld on 3/8-inch thick center pivot bracket and 5/16-inch thick frame tabs
• Center pivot link is made from 1/4-inch thick plate steel

Gain Control of Your Rear Axle’s Lateral Movement with Our Universal Watts Link Kit

Factory suspensions, including leaf spring setups and triangulated four links provide some lateral control of the rear axle housing, but this control often comes at the cost of binding or suspension limitations. When upgrading these suspensions to such setups as a parallel multi-link with coilovers for additional control of your rear axle’s placement and the minimization of pinion angle change under acceleration, you will find that these systems do not have a way to control lateral axle movement when cornering. That is where a Watts link suspension becomes essential.

While many OEMs have used a Panhard bar to control lateral axle movement, very few have used a Watts link suspension in their production cars. This mainly comes down to packaging and cost. Panhard bars are very simple to manufacture and are much easier to package under the rear of a rear wheel drive vehicle and still allow exhaust routing over the axle and to the rear of the car. The Watts link suspension, on the other hand, takes up more packaging space and usually requires more room between the rear axle and the body of the car. If you have the room to fit a Watts link kit you will have better lateral control of your rear axle than if you used a Panhard bar, as a Panhard bar’s design inherently creates an arc as the rear suspension moves (allowing small amounts of axle shift left and right), whereas a Watts link’s center link moves in a gentle “S” shaped motion vertically, with no lateral axle movement. This allows you to run larger tires or lower ride height without fear of damaging your tires or quarter panel. If you have the installation room and need to have precise control of your axle’s lateral movement, the Watts link is preferred over a Panhard bar setup.

Heavy Duty Steel Construction Compliments Your Aftermarket Rear Suspension

Starting with a 19-inch long and 3/4-inch diameter DOM steel tube with .180-inch wall thickness for our links, we thread the steel tube 2-inches per side for a pair of 1/2-20 rod ends with left hand and right hand threads. This allows link bar adjustment right on the vehicle with only having to loosen the jam nuts for adjustment. The included weld-on frame tabs are made from 5/16-inch thick steel plate, while the axle pivot bracket uses slightly thicker 3/8-inch steel. The actual pivot link is made from 1/4-inch thick steel.  We include attaching hardware for the Watts links rod ends to the frame tabs and Watts link pivot. No matter what type of parallel link rear suspension system you’re planning, our universal Watts link kit will help keep your rear axle properly located.

Kit includes:

• Weld on mounting brackets
• 2 Watts links (19" length threaded for 1/2" rod ends)
• 1 center pivot link
• 4 rod ends with jam nuts
• All required hardware

Watts Link Illustration (GIF)

• Long tab for the rear end housing is 5-1/4" overall length
• Long tab is 4-5/8" from bottom to center of link mounting hole
• Long tab overall width is 2-15/16" at base and is 3/8" thick
• Short tabs for frame rail mounts are 2-5/8" tall
• Short tabs are 2" from base to center of link mounting hole
• Short tabs are 2" wide at base and 5/16" thick
• Center pivot link center to center rod end spacing is 6-1/4"