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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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whats a panhard bar do, is an adjustable one good to install??
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 06:05 PM
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the purpose of a panhard bar is 2 keep the rearend and the body of the car from swaying 2 far away from eachother, an adjustable one lets u play with how much the rearend and the body can sway from eachother, it will improve handling of the vehicle.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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The panhard ("rear tie rod") keeps the axle located left-right wrt to the car.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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if you dont plan on ever lowering or puting bigger rear tires on then you dont need adjustable... adjustable is mainly to center the car over the axle... although some cars are not centered from the factory.
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 05:49 AM
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im going to put 315/35/17 on the rear so should i get one?
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 08:01 AM
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If you have a tire close to rubbing on one side and not the other, go for it.
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by z2895
im going to put 315/35/17 on the rear so should i get one?
Hello,

The panhard is what keeps the rear end under the vehicle side to side, it runs parallel with the rear end. A 315 wide tire is close... sometimes they rub and sometimes you will be ok... we notice mostly the 315's will rub around a corner when the rear end shifts. I recommend a adjustable panhard bar when running tires that wide... if the vehicle is lowered or you plan on lowering it then the adjustable panhard bar is almost a must.

We offer a variety of adjustable panhard bars for you, please take a look at the link below and let me know if you need any help and I will be glad too.

http://www.umiperformance.com/produc...ategory_id=124

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Ryan
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 09:45 AM
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Just to give you another option we offer several versions of our non adjustable and adjustable panhard bars. In your case with such a large tire i would get an adjustable bar to make sure that you have the body centered over the tires. We have a poly/poly bushing pan hard bar or a poly/rod bar both are adjustable and available in chrome moly if you would like that feature. Here is a link to our site with all of the bars and other products that we offer for the f bodies. If you have any questions our tech dept is open till 6pm est. mon-fri.

http://www.bmrfabrication.com/index.htm

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you might as well get the adjustable version of anything, because you never know what you may do down the road. might as well pay a little extra now, rather then having to buy another brand new part a year or two later.
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If your buying a new one anyway, get an adjustable.
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I just got the UMI adj panhard and adj LCA's and they are very nice pieces. I am lowered with 315's and almost wrecked one b4 i noticed that it was rubbing in hard corners. I rolled the fender and pounder the seam on the inner wheel and it was fine but it was still offset so I ordered these. Get the adj one for sure.
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Originally Posted by 98nosz28
I just got the UMI adj panhard and adj LCA's and they are very nice pieces.
Great to hear!

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dont bother with non adjustable. i already had a thread about it they should be coming here soon from byunspeed. i cant wait!
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