Side Hop with aftermarket Panhard! what gives!
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Side Hop with aftermarket Panhard! what gives!
I have always been annoyed with the nasty side hop on my car, especially on the freeway. I have a hotchkis 1" drop with lower control arms and sway bars and non-adjustable panhard rod also (all hotchkis). Why do i still have a SIDEHOPE??? Does an adjustable rod make to much of a difference compared to a non adjustable one?
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What type of ends are on your lca's and phb? If all poly, you may be experiencing some lca bind. I also would think the shocks are not controlling the rear wheels and axle. The geometry is not causing what you are explaining.
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most people just don't wanna admit that the culprit is shocks. the PHR will flex but it's not why the car's hopping to the side. The reason is because the car's not properly dampened. Aftermarket PHR's help you center the rear and get rid of that feeling like the car is "leaning over on itself" in turns in the back.
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Thanks for the info...im not sure if the suspension was loaded when they tightened the LCA and PHR...but shocks were going to be next on my to do list...at least the rears for now...probably Bilsteins HD because they are in my budget.
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Yea I had 3rd gens rear. But I would save up from Konis. Unless your going back to stock springs. Normal HD's are not going to dampen them springs! I would save up and do it right for Konis! Or go back stock springs with Konis you can drop it about 3/4 then anway.
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Originally Posted by 1998LS1SS
Thanks for the info...im not sure if the suspension was loaded when they tightened the LCA and PHR...but shocks were going to be next on my to do list...at least the rears for now...probably Bilsteins HD because they are in my budget.
I, like the others, would recommend trying to at least go with Bilstein revalves or 3rd gen Konis. But if all you can afford is the HDs, they'll do the trick. They work great for me. I'd rather see you get HDs than something like KYBs or some generic shock because you can't afford konis.
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You drive a solid axle car. There is a reason that race cars, when possible don't have solid axles--and that's because the rear is not as compliant to impacts. If you have good shocks and don't over stiffen the car, it can be made to work very well. Alas, you have stock shocks (junk) and some kind of bars (don't know what but won't be shocked if it's a 1" rear). You don't need LCA's or brackets for this. You need some real dampers and a properly thought out sized rear swaybar. Actually if you drop the angle of the LCA's it will make things no better and quite possibly a little worse.
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