Watson K-Member

I was searching and there is not a lot of information on the Watson K-members.

Weight reduction is needed for my car. My car is not an all out drag car, nor do I want it to be. I was wondering if anyone knows if I will lose any handling or street ability with their "drag" k member? Could you road race with this?

Looks like I could lose 30lbs with that and 32lbs with the Eradispeed rotors.

Thanks for any advice.

It isn't a Watson but this thread discusses an aftermarket K-brace. Dude put his car on a serious diet.

Performance nut said:

It isn't a Watson but this thread discusses an aftermarket K-brace. Dude put his car on a serious diet.

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Thank you for your response, but it appears you lose the sway bar with this K-member. I want to keep the performance handling.

Here's RBS550's thread:

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43932

IvanCRF said:

Here's RBS550's thread:

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43932

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Thanks, I read through that yesterday. He is set up for drag racing and it works great for that. How about a roadcourse or street?

from what I can tell I think with the Watson you lose the sway bar as well. I think that is what bmr is using on theirs. here is a link to the thread and if you scroll down the first page you can see and underview of the entire car

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23215&highlight=bmr+cb005

CGADAMS said:

from what I can tell I think with the Watson you lose the sway bar as well. I think that is what bmr is using on theirs. here is a link to the thread and if you scroll down the first page you can see and underview of the entire car

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23215&highlight=bmr+cb005

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BMR has no intentions on going into production though. I asked Kelly personally about this, not a worthwhile venture for them. The cost didn't justify the small weight savings and it is huge to ship.

I'm with the OP though, anything to drop the lbs on a roadcourse (especially in front) is a worthwhile venture for me as well. Though, I'm not willing to sacrifice too much as mine is a DD as well.

Performance nut said:

BMR has no intentions on going into production though. I asked Kelly personally about this, not a worthwhile venture for them. The cost didn't justify the small weight savings and it is huge to ship.

I'm with the OP though, anything to drop the lbs on a roadcourse (especially in front) is a worthwhile venture for me as well. Though, I'm not willing to sacrifice too much as mine is a DD as well.

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I called Watson and they do not recommend it for my application, as they do not retain the sway bar. They had great customer service BTW.

Thanks for the responses!

Due to the newer design of the front subframe with the integrated sway bar mounting, integrated radiator supports and the dual ball joint configuration - the best way to swap the parts out and save 'significant' weight is to swap over to the 2011-2014 S197 style front suspension. The primary issue with that is, it is VERY expensive and I do not think the ROI is very good at all.

BMR Tech said:

Due to the newer design of the front subframe with the integrated sway bar mounting, integrated radiator supports and the dual ball joint configuration - the best way to swap the parts out and save 'significant' weight is to swap over to the 2011-2014 S197 style front suspension. The primary issue with that is, it is VERY expensive and I do not think the ROI is very good at all.

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Thank you also for your response. I love when vendors chime in and instead of just trying to sell you parts and make money, they steer you in the correct direction. Hats off to these kind of vendors.