Another Watt's question

[Eric Howell]

I have found a few variations in the mounting of the bellcrank and the links but can't find anything regarding the affects. I know the most common setup is to have the bellcrank plumb and the links level at ride height but in my application it would be easier to mount it like the pic below. It is a frame mounted bellcrank. Is there anything wrong with this setup? Will it have any adverse affects?

sorry for the big pics



And since I'm here some pics of the bellcrank I fabbed up....

[Beige]

It just changes the bias between the amount of bump and rebound travel you have before it binds.

If it was layed out as it's most commonly set up, you would be able to move the suspension up or down an equal amount from normal ride height before the links kept the suspension from moving.

As it's layed out now, you have a short amount of bump travel and a large amount of rebound travel.
If you turned the bellcrank 90 degrees clockwise, and adjusted the lengths of the links accordingly, the axle would be able to move up more, at the expense of how far it could move down.

If the suspension travel is limited before you hit either point, it shouldn't matter.

[greencactus3]

i think you get more moment on the bellcrank but im not sure

[Eric Howell]

Looking at the first pic I'm going to mount the bellcrank plumb but would still like to keep the arms as described.