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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 11:50 PM
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Lowered 1.5"
BMR Double Adjustable Poly/Poly PHR
OEM Y2K's 275/35/18 in the rear
BFH mod.

I'm getting a rubbing sound only on right turns under no acceleration. If there's any throttle at all in gear, it does not rub. I've added 7/32" spacers and a BMR PHR, and I still get the rubbing sound. I'm almost positive it is rubbing on the LCAs. Without the spacers, there's only a thumbs width of clearance between the tires and the sides of the LCAs. The tires bear no major marks on the sidewall where they *should* be rubbing. Adding the spacers doesn't seem to change the rub at all (it doesn't come in later in the turn, or go away earlier when you straighten the steering). Anything I could be missing?

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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 11:54 PM
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Is it possible the bushings are shot? This could increase the wiggle room for your wheels

EDIT: Wait, you're running the stock PHB?
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 11:56 PM
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That's quite possible. 108k on them (assuming they're original).
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 11:02 AM
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Poly bushings are on the way!
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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i wouldnt be surprised if u bent the phb if its stock. i drag raced probably 10 times or so and when i put in my aftermarket bar i noticed my stock phb was bent at probably a 30 degree angle about 6 inches from the rear axle mount.
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 04:18 PM
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I'm going to jack it up when I get home and take a look.
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 05:31 PM
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Yes if its a stock phb it could be bent or even broke. Mine was twisted like crazy when I took it off and my buddy broke his in half.
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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It looks straight. That's with the suspension unloaded, though. It could be twisting or bending under load.
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Looks like it's rubbing on the passenger side LCA. There must be a lot of new play in the PHB bushings. The driver side bushing is noticeably cracked.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 12:21 PM
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You lowered your car without getting an aftermarket adjustable panhard rod?

Those two parts go hand in hand man!
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 01:16 PM
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Yeah, when I recommended checking out the bushings, I was under the assumption that you had an adjustable PHB (although "Stock Suspension otherwise." should have given me a clue ). If you're lowered, especially by that much, you should really invest in an adjustable PHB to recenter your rear. Bushings may correct the issue for now, but I can see that you'd be hitting your fenders on the factory PHB, ESPECIALLY with bad bushings on a car that's dropped.

UMI or BMR PHB's aren't that expensive (maybe $130-140 with a poly/rod combination that's on car adjustable) and I would think would help you at the strip and just driving down the street with the extra ridgity of the piece.
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 08:57 AM
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Like everyone has mentioned lowering the car that much with a large tire a adjustable PHR is a must.

It is possible that you damaged the panhard rod at the track while experiencing bad wheel hop.

Once you bend a component it's going to weaken it and only continue to bend more until the point of failure.

We do offer several different Panhard rods for all applications a link to what we have to offer can be found HERE
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 11:39 PM
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Bump. Edited initial post to reflect all things changed to date, including spacers and an adjustable PHR. Any info is greatly appreciated.
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