BMR Suspension TAS011 - Manual (Page 9)

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43. Place one of the large 5/8” washers over the 5/8” bolt inside the control arm mount and
then thread a nut onto the bolt. Tighten to 80 ft/lbs.
44. Repeat steps 40-44 for the other side.
45. The next few steps involve mounting the Watts Link. Locate the billet aluminum Watts
pivot, the double shear reinforcement plate, (2) 3/8” x 3.75” bolts, and a ½” x 4” bolt.
Refer to Image 22 for a visual representation of these components assembled. NOTE: If
your vehicle will be setup for a low ride height, choose one of the lower sets of mounting
holes to install the Watts pivot. For most applications, this is a good starting point. This
mounting point, along with the outer Watts linkage mounting points, determines the
vehicles rear roll center (RC) height. Variances in vehicle center-of-gravity (CG) height
make multiple mounting locations necessary for fine tuning RC height.
46. Once a mounting location has been determined, tighten the center bolt to 80 ft/lbs. and
the smaller outer bolts to 35 ft/lbs.
47. Before mounting the Watts link bars, it is necessary to load the vehicles suspension.
Allow the weight of the vehicle to sit on the rear end and bounce the car a few times to
settle the suspension. If the car sits too high or too low, use the provided spanner wrench
at this time to adjust the spring height on the shocks. If it is not possible to adjust the
springs enough to achieve the desired ride height, move the lower shock mounting hole to
a different location. Once the desired ride height is established, tighten the collar on the
shock and proceed to the following step.
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