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Old 05-12-2020, 09:30 AM
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FWIW, that's Acton Cobra, not Action Cobra.

If you install it on an Arntz, make sure that the path is perpendicular to the axis of the lower control arm pivots.

https://actoncobra.com/index.php?mai...roducts_id=430

I also contemplated using a torque damper instead of the rigid design. It only requires one frame attachment, although you still must add a bracket to the hub carrier.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/g...RoCgngQAvD_BwE

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I installed Acton's watts link on my Unique's jag rear and have been very pleased. Locating the top of the jag hub really stabilizes the rear under heavy power application.

I also had a different watts link setup installed on an early ERA I owned years ago. Completely eliminated the axle hop that car suffered from. Both cars had high horsepower and sticky tires, which I believe overstresses the stock jag hub locating design. When that happens, the hub tries to rotate around the big lower link. A top link to control horizontal movement at the top of the hub solves that problem.

I am not familiar with the Arntz rear arrangement, but a watts link has worked well with the jag rear for both the Unique and ERA.
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Following up on the concern about unsprung weight, my rear end could feel no difference in ride due to the watts link addition to my car's rear end. On either car.
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Old 05-12-2020, 05:44 PM
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FWIW, that's Acton Cobra, not Action Cobra.
I like "action" better. I think Nick could even change his name to Nick Action. It has a ring to it, kind of like a 70's porn star's name.
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