brandonppr

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What is the bar above the panhard bar for?

(the one with three bolts on one side and 1 bolt on the other) right above the phb

Larry

iTrader: (4)

Pan hard bar tower brace. Don't need it if you don't plan on hitting any curbs or anything that would have side impact.

ls1408cp

iTrader: (37)

trash can

Gary Z

This statement is dangerously false.

Larry

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I removed it from my 98 Camaro and drove it 8 years with it off. Ran 1.4 60' times over and over. Never hit a curb though!

Gary Z

This bar provides much of the support for side loads on the rear axel. Some drag racers have removed it without problems. No road racer with any engineering sense would remove it.

skipperbisket

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since this was posted in the Drag Tech section of the site I'm guessing the guy isn't to worried about auto x.... Mine is going in the dumpster also as soon as I crawl my *** under there and pull it out.

brandonppr

iTrader: (9)

Ok
Drag race car only hear. Dragstrip only. No auto x or street time.

Does it do anything in this case?
Does it make it more likely to sway with it off?
Or will I never know its gone?

AL SS590 M6

iTrader: (1)

No
No
You'll never miss it. Mines gone 2 years now (drag only car)

kp

iTrader: (34)

1.25-1.27 60 foots here @ 3400lbs


And mine is on and staying on.

9sec93

iTrader: (67)

i have seen this debate a couple times. most of the time people get by without it but i have heard a a few people saying that the mount coming off the frame started to bend without it. i personally drag raced my car a few years without it with no problems but if you're worried about it just leave it there for peace of mind. its not like its super heavy.

skipperbisket

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I would talk to someone like Madman who knows the **** and get the definitive answer

Matt D

iTrader: (49)

Exactly. It isn't going to make THAT much of a difference without it. If you are doubting it, leave it on.

9sec93

iTrader: (67)

if you need the bar gone for clearance for something then you could just weld some reinforcement to the mount for added strength.

ApacheDrill

iTrader: (21)

pretty close to the same here, i have seen this go back and forth so i played it safe and left it in, not that much of a weight difference

SLPSS99

iTrader: (7)

Mine has been off for 2 years no probs on my street/strip car.

Dan

kp

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Its been debated many times, I can 'feel' when mine is off but the main reason I leave it on is my tires are very close to everything. If I get out of shape and bump something going down the track enough to move the rear end over and cut a tire I'm double fucked. Its a couple pounds and its in the rear of the car so i'm not concerned about it enough to argue about it. If you need the room its easy enough to box the stock mount and reinforce it but its easier for me to just leave it in..

But many have no problems without it on the car and I have no issue with that either, its your car

JL ws-6

iTrader: (50)

I took mine off, never really noticed anything with it off.

brandonppr

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I mini tubbed it and it looks like it helps hold that bracket up and with all the metal gone around the bracket now it seem like it might need that bar more.
I am going to leave it on for now if I need room later I will work something out with it.
I have not put bigger tires on it yet but that bracket looks to me like it would rub before anything does. Does it cause problems for big tires tucking in?

TwoFast4Lv

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I had mine off and put it back on. My car is far from any of the fast ones here but it made the car squirm around more coming out of the hole. I actually had to straighten the Pan hard mount back in place to get the bar back in. So for safety I kept mine. Some get along with out it just fine. I decided to be safe then sorry