S-Pac Jake 9 Posted August 7, 2021 Hi All. I’m putting a 9inch into my xe falcon and have a couple of questions about fitment. Got the diff all together and have decided to throw it under the car tonight. After throwing it in I’ve noticed that my watts link arms come bent after the watts link is fully seated onto the diff. I’ve also noticed that if I jack the diff up into the car the watts link eventually hits the tank strap mounting point which ends up in the middle of the car. Just curious to know for those who have done this conversion, how they got around these issues. Thanks a lot for time fellas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottly 475 Posted August 9, 2021 Hey mate check out my thread on my xe I had custom watts link arms made. Not sure about your fuel tank clearance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,270 Posted August 10, 2021 Hmmm......... your diff is out of a coil sprung Falcon.?? No reason why it won't fit. Standard fuel tank?? Does it clear when sitting on its wheels.?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,279 Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 6:46 PM, S-Pac Jake said: After throwing it in I’ve noticed that my watts link arms come bent after the watts link is fully seated onto the diff. pretty sure BGDAV's 9" into XE has the watts link bars at an angle now. doesn't seem an issue On 8/7/2021 at 6:46 PM, S-Pac Jake said: I’ve also noticed that if I jack the diff up into the car the watts link eventually hits the tank strap mounting point which ends up in the middle of the car. can it be trimmed a bit? i vaguely recall it needing a bit of a trim. been years since i've seen that car though could have a look through the thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S-Pac Jake 9 Posted August 10, 2021 Did a bit more mucking around under the car. I’ve got the car sitting pretty low, hence my issue with it hitting the fuel tank strap mount. Just moved the tank strap mount point back to help with clearance. I’ve got another set of wattslink arms that I’m gona angle the ends on so they sit straight. See where I’m at once that’s done. Thanks for the information fellas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,270 Posted August 10, 2021 Both rods the same length.?? Got them the right way round.?? 1 deankxf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,279 Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, S-Pac Jake said: Did a bit more mucking around under the car. I’ve got the car sitting pretty low, if it's low you'll probably have issues with the tailshaft/diff parts hitting the floor. BGDAV fitted a bump stop on the nose of the diff(bolts on to uni joint area of diff) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,279 Posted August 10, 2021 26 minutes ago, bear351c said: Both rods the same length.?? Got them the right way round.?? they are straight normally (borg warner diff) the 9" puts the mounting a few inches further back towards the fuel tank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S-Pac Jake 9 Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, bear351c said: Both rods the same length.?? Got them the right way round.?? I literally left them on the car when I took the borg Warner out for the nine inch so save way round. 1 bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S-Pac Jake 9 Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, deankdx said: if it's low you'll probably have issues with the tailshaft/diff parts hitting the floor. BGDAV fitted a bump stop on the nose of the diff(bolts on to uni joint area of diff) I’ll see how I go I’ve got a bump stop ready for it if need be 1 deankxf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottly 475 Posted August 10, 2021 This is what my watts linkage arms look like! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S-Pac Jake 9 Posted August 10, 2021 This is what my watts linkage arms look like! Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThat looks good. Hopefully I can make something similar up for my build thanks mate !Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites