Explain panhard bars please
05-21-2010, 06:34 PM
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Explain panhard bars please
I will be buying one soon and I guess I really dont understand how they center the rear end if the bar above it isnt adjustable too? How will the rear shift from the driver to passenger side? It may sound like a dumb question but Im really not that mechanically inclined. Thanks for the answers
05-21-2010, 06:57 PM
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It can shift because of the bushings on your LCA's aren't able to hold the rear-end centered while cornering.
If you were to take out your panhard bar you would be able to push the back end of your car side to side yourself- now just imagine how much it could move when you are taking a corner at 60 mph.
The bar you see above it is simply a brace for the passenger side mounting bracket. Unless your car is lowered there isn't much need for an adjustable one IMO.
My question to you is- if you don't know what a panhard bar is or what it does, then why are you buying a new one?
If you were to take out your panhard bar you would be able to push the back end of your car side to side yourself- now just imagine how much it could move when you are taking a corner at 60 mph.
The bar you see above it is simply a brace for the passenger side mounting bracket. Unless your car is lowered there isn't much need for an adjustable one IMO.
My question to you is- if you don't know what a panhard bar is or what it does, then why are you buying a new one?
05-21-2010, 07:08 PM
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I know what one is and what it does I just dont understand how it centered the rear if the bar above it doesnt move. My rear is not centered is why I am putting on an adjustable one. That way the rear doesnt look retarded as it does now being over about an inch to the drivers side.
05-21-2010, 09:23 PM
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Hmmm. Yet another off-centered fbody. Who would have thought. 
I've seen quite a number, including my own which I drove off the lot in Feb. 97, but others claim it doesn't happen unless you are lowered. Hmmm.
I've seen quite a number, including my own which I drove off the lot in Feb. 97, but others claim it doesn't happen unless you are lowered. Hmmm.
05-22-2010, 07:01 AM
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To answer the OP question to recenter the rear you need an adjustable bar. The idea is to shorten it from the stock length and therefore swinging the rear back to the right side of the car.
05-22-2010, 09:07 AM
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I made the mistake of buying a non-adjustable one and then when I got new wheels I replaced it with an adjustable one.
Don't even bother thinking, get an adjustable one, it's only 20$ or something more! Do your car's gemetry after and you're done!
I have a UMI on-car adjustable with 1 end roto-joint and 1 end poly. I can tell you the rear feels very stable when cornering!
Don't even bother thinking, get an adjustable one, it's only 20$ or something more! Do your car's gemetry after and you're done!
I have a UMI on-car adjustable with 1 end roto-joint and 1 end poly. I can tell you the rear feels very stable when cornering!
05-22-2010, 07:32 PM
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What yall think about http://www.jegs.com/i/Edelbrock/350/5222/10002/-1 that panhard bar?
05-22-2010, 08:15 PM
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Stay far, far away from that bar. I have seen more than one of those bent right at the joint. Go with a UMI or BMR piece. I prefer the single adjustable with poly on the body end for quiet and rod end on the diff end for articulation. Double adjustables are nice, but hard to find in that configuration, and cost more. Singles require that you dismount one end to adjust, but you do not do it very often, so it is not a big deal.