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Technical => Suspension/Steering => Topic started by: edgar_g1 on December 10, 2012, 12:27:04 AM

Title: Fay's 2 Suspension
Post by: edgar_g1 on December 10, 2012, 12:27:04 AM
Wanted to see if anyone has tried the Fay's 2 Watts link on a fox thunderbird or cougar?  Am thinking of trying it on a 1983 thunderbird turbo coupe when I get back to the states.  Would like to get thoughts, opinions, and experiences if anyone has tryed a watts link.
Title: Fay's 2 Suspension
Post by: Aerocoupe on December 10, 2012, 12:11:36 PM
There are a couple of guys running a Griggs watts link on Thunderbirds but I have only seen pictures and cannot comment on performance though I would think it would be amazing.  There really is no difference in the math behind one on a Mustang or one on a T-Bird.  I would imagine one for a Mustang would work just fine and I would imagine you would have to 86 the tail pipes just like a Mustang.

Darren
Title: Fay's 2 Suspension
Post by: TheFoeYouKnow on December 10, 2012, 04:22:20 PM
One question, who is Fay? If I might have one more, what is a 2Watt link?
Title: Fay's 2 Suspension
Post by: Beau on December 10, 2012, 10:45:37 PM
I think the name may be a play on the words "phase two"......? A watts link is a watts link, there's no such animal as a 2 watts link, I'd daresay, unless it was some sort of electronic device, which would be hard to figure into a suspension design, lol

LINK. (http://"http://www.fays2.net/fays2_watts_link_17_.html")
Title: Fay's 2 Suspension
Post by: edgar_g1 on December 10, 2012, 10:55:19 PM
I believe the name comes from the originator of this particular design Jim Fay.  M ight be his revised version, thus the 2.  Looks really interesting, even claims that you can still run the exhaust to the rear.  Take a look sometime:

http://www.fays2.net/

Been looking at reviews through some mustang forums and they all seem to be positive reviews.
Title: Fay's 2 Suspension
Post by: Aerocoupe on December 11, 2012, 03:45:53 PM
Looks interesting enough and keeping the tailpipes is a plus.  Would like to see some reviews on it from people that have had it on a car for a couple of years.

Darren
Title: Fay's 2 Suspension
Post by: edgar_g1 on December 13, 2012, 11:22:54 PM
I would and have, but unfortunately only on mustangs.  Wondering if anyone has ever put one on a bird or cat.
Title: Fay's 2 Suspension
Post by: Chuck W on December 14, 2012, 08:13:25 AM
I'm sure you can make it work. Probably the bulk of that work will involve modifying the frame mounts.
Title: Fay's 2 Suspension
Post by: edgar_g1 on December 14, 2012, 10:31:10 PM
I will try to remember to take pictures and post if I decide to try the project.