Hoses mod quckie
05-18-2008, 10:38 AM
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Hoses mod quckie I have been wanting to do this mod for a while now. I have done a lot of searches on here to see if a adjustable Panhard bar is needed? No one has exactly said yes or no that has my type of set up in the rear. I have a stock GM springs replaced not to long ago,ZR1 17x11 wraped with Gs-D3 tires. All input is helpful looking to do this mod here in the next couple of hours. Thanks again
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05-18-2008, 11:25 AM
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Even a stock car can use an adjstable PHB cause the rearends are biased towards the driver side. All in all it depends on your wheel tire combo and if you have bumpstop clearance issues.
05-18-2008, 12:03 PM
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Well I have completed the hoses mod. LS1w66 I still do have the factory bumpstops. I am about to take her around the block to see were the rear sits as of now. Earlier I said I have the ZR1 wheels with Goodyear Gs-D3 I think the back are a 50mm offset. I will post before and after pics here shortly.
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05-18-2008, 01:44 PM
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I did the "hose" mod yesterday as well. It was pretty simple, I just can't really tell a difference. As for the Panhard bar, I've heard of stock cars needing them to fit 17x11's so it probably varies from vehicle to vehicle.
05-18-2008, 03:06 PM
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Well I have completed the hoses mod. LS1w66 I still do have the factory bumpstops. I am about to take her around the block to see were the rear sits as of now. Earlier I said I have the ZR1 wheels with Goodyear Gs-D3 I think the back are a 50mm offset. I will post before and after pics here shortly.
05-18-2008, 05:17 PM
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Well Mattsim78, as for the ride height not changing I noticed a difference after I drove the car and then compared new pics to old pics. I measured the ride height after and I have 2 inches from the top of the tire to the bottom of the fender. The body is sitting 5 inches off the ground. I guess that is low enough to me.
From the way the car is sitting now I don't see the need in a Adj panhard bar.
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05-18-2008, 09:33 PM
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Well I have rubbing issues but only when the suspension is maxxed out the sidewall pushes against it. No problems when driving though.
Well Mattsim78, as for the ride height not changing I noticed a difference after I drove the car and then compared new pics to old pics. I measured the ride height after and I have 2 inches from the top of the tire to the bottom of the fender. The body is sitting 5 inches off the ground. I guess that is low enough to me.
From the way the car is sitting now I don't see the need in a Adj panhard bar.
Well Mattsim78, as for the ride height not changing I noticed a difference after I drove the car and then compared new pics to old pics. I measured the ride height after and I have 2 inches from the top of the tire to the bottom of the fender. The body is sitting 5 inches off the ground. I guess that is low enough to me.
From the way the car is sitting now I don't see the need in a Adj panhard bar.
05-18-2008, 10:06 PM
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the stock springs won't really settle much more than they already have.....the settling usually only happens to new springs that have never been installed before, because they've never had a continuous load put on them. any settling that the stock springs will do, they will do within minutes of re-installation.
05-19-2008, 12:07 AM
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the stock springs won't really settle much more than they already have.....the settling usually only happens to new springs that have never been installed before, because they've never had a continuous load put on them. any settling that the stock springs will do, they will do within minutes of re-installation.
05-19-2008, 12:29 AM
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what is there to snug up? if you seat the spring in the perches correctly in the first place, there is nothing to snug up. it's not like the springs are press-fit onto the perches in the rear, they're pretty loose on the rear axle....and with the rubber "donut" gone, there's only the heater hose left to compress, which will compress about as much as it's going to as soon as the weight of the car is on it.
05-19-2008, 07:20 AM
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Well I do belive that RevGto and 02z28ls1 have the same idea, but after taking the spring out and letting them expand I would think you would see a slight ride height change after the springs go back to being under a load.
05-19-2008, 08:30 AM
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what is there to snug up? if you seat the spring in the perches correctly in the first place, there is nothing to snug up. it's not like the springs are press-fit onto the perches in the rear, they're pretty loose on the rear axle....and with the rubber "donut" gone, there's only the heater hose left to compress, which will compress about as much as it's going to as soon as the weight of the car is on it.