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Old May 29, 2004 | 09:56 AM
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Default Panhard upgrade needed for the strip?

Fixin to buy the BMR TA, sway bar and relocation brackets and wanted to know if panhard is needed for 60' improvment?
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 04:50 PM
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thats what ive been told by bad z it helps keep the car in a straight line or something... spendin all that money huh!! when you going to the track??
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 07:16 PM
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Not for a while unless your challenging me. It wont take long to strip mine like yours. You had a tenth, I got air. (thanks to Biglar)
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 03:54 AM
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I'm still using the stock one. No problems here.
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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 07:27 PM
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challanging you??? isnt the underdogg suppose to challange the winner?? lol.... im bout to buy some go fast parts too, like some high end speakers, paint job, cage, seat,sub frames shocks, ya know, all that good stuff...i just might have to get a
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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 07:35 PM
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IMO, every little thing helps, but what do I know?
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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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Thats what I want, you to add weight not take it out. Any time you want to go back to the track Ill be lighter. I wont get caught slippin again. You put that car back together yet. Ill sell you my sub frames cheap. You can bolt them in or weld them.
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 12:34 AM
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I'm still using the stock one, I've been thinking about upgrading, thats the only stock piece of suspension left...
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If nothing else, the solid bushings will help stability, and the ultra light weight BADZ bars (LCA and PHB combined weigh about 10 lbs ) will help ET.
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 09:52 AM
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not sure what it did or didn't do for me, i bought it with some other stuff when building the car because I needed and adjustable one to center my rearend after putting the 9" in.

can't hurt, logically will add stability and strength..
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I think it can help a bit, but it's not as important as LCA's or a torque arm.
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 11:38 AM
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I was one of those guys that hit the scene (back in the day) and bought damn near every bolt-on part there was. Years later I can look back and see what did alot, what did little, and what did nothing. Replacing the panhard rod is one of those things that I think you might as well do just for the peace of mind once you get down to pulling 1.3 60fts. Other than that, spend your money elsewhere. I've NEVER heard of as stock p-rod breaking but I can imagine that flexing when under alot of stress could cause the car to not launch as straight. Like PSJ said, the TQ arm, and then the LCAs are more important to upgrade. Even they will do well for you deep into the 1.4s or possibly even 1.3s (not sure I'd be comfortable with them at that point though.)
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I bought one to center the rearend. I don;t see where it helps ET's.
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Old Jun 9, 2004 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by 4mulaJoe
I bought one to center the rearend. I don;t see where it helps ET's.
That's the ONLY reason to get one for a drag setup.
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