From EVM Watts Link Install Instructions; "To install, place your car on a flat surface."

To me, that basically means, don't do it in the street you idiot, do it in a garage. So for the last two days my brother and I have been cleaning it out. Unfortunately I don't have a before picture, just two after shots.

Last night, after 6 hours of dabbling.



And after 5 more hours of working today, after a dump and an e-waste run.



As helpful as this is going to be for the install, I am so glad we are finally cleaning that stupid hell whole. It's been the home to so many of the things we "want to/need to keep" just for them to never be used/needed again. "Everything has a space, and everything in its place" is just so much nicer when it's a reality versus a stupid saying.

A little more tidying up is going to happen tomorrow, and my dad told me "it's a waste to put the Christmas stuff in the attic just to take it down in two months," so it's staying on one of the work benches, stacked all the way to the ceiling, but other than that, everything is in a good place.

 

you shoulda seen what it was like before lol

 

What he said...

 

And we wonder why the storage industry is booming - a lot of people need to learn to let go of their stuff they accumulate over the years "just because" and simplify. Good on you! Not only have you gotten rid of things you didn't need, you gained a decent workspace too. More room to accumulate parts... So when's the install?

 

Look where the tri-bars are stacked lol.
So it was WORSE! And I thought mine was a nightmare! Luckily we cleaned it about a week ago, but was not an easy task

 

Mine is definitely worse, though it's not my fault cause I'm a neat freak.

 

Those are the stupid Cobra R's with the wrong lug pattern. I wish they fit...

 

I don't think you have nearly the scope of how bad mine was a few days ago. It had to be 5 feet tall in the worst places (20%) and the rest (75%) was between 2 and 3 feet deep... And 5% of access routes.

 

The install started today. So far I've taken the sway bar off, taken out the shocks, lowered the tank enough to fit the cradle onto the tank strap bolts, and installed the cradle to about 50%, and that's pretty much it so far. It would be so much easier to get it welded on... But I feel like this is a better way to do it in case of anything happening that I need to get to the rear end. This will make it much easier to take it out.

By the way, if anyone else ever does this install, do not think that you can avoid taking the shocks out. Even though the axle towers only connect to the shock mount, which can be reached simply by taking off the nut, it needs to be removed in order to drill the holes in the framerail.

Everything stated above took me just about an hour and a half of work time, so I think I'm in good stead.

Pics will be taken before work starts up again tomorrow, and if all goes according to plan then I'll be done in a few more hours of work time. I have to figure out what to do with the brake lines that are attached to the axle since I need to "gently move them out of the way."

 

Don't forget the thread locking compound.

 

Just finished it and I'm exhausted. I'll let you all know how it works tomorrow, but tonight, I am going to sleep, and it is going to be, as Arin would say, Glorious.

 

i just got a text from peter, if anyone is wondering how the EVM watts works...

looks like good things be going on in that rear suspension

 

 

 

Ha ha ha! Very good. Carry on.

 

if im not working, wanna start the panhard saturday afternoon?

 

Friday would probably be a better choice for time's sake, but yeah, that sounds good by me.

As for the Watts. I think the official answer is still to be decided. I haven't got it dialed in exactly where it is supposed to be because the springs had been hanging for two days before I "adjusted" the links, so I have to get under there and really do a good job of getting them precisely how they need to be in order to get the cradle perpendicular to the arms. I feel like that might be binding a bit, unless it really does feel as planted as it feels right now, which is definitely pretty awesome. I just want to be safe to not abuse the Watts.

I can't wait to get a torque-arm to get rid of the stupid upper control arms, and the quad shocks. By the end of this "simple suspension upgrade" I'm gonna have the best of the best... Thankfully that goes hand in hand with the wallet-weight reduction mod. `

 

You know I've found out that the wallet reduction mod always happens, I just cant seem to figure out why.

 

Yeah. My wallet want's to cry every time I look @ parts for the cars

 

I'm pretty good at the wallet weight reduction mod myself.