Panhard Bar
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Sorry guys, but I have a question. I was under the rear changing out the stock 10 bolt rear end cover. In order for me to get enough clearance to position the new cover, I had to remove the Panhard bar from one of its mounting positions. My question is this; what is the stamped steel bar above the panhard bar and why do we not also change out that wimpy bar when upgrading everything else? My suspension components are a mixture of Umi, Bmr and SLP. I have searched the above manufacture's, but I did not see that anyone produces a replacement for that stamped steel bar.
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It's the upper panhard rod...I don't think it really does anything except offer a little strength to the body mount point for the lower panhard rod. I vaguely recall one company making replacement upper panhard rods, and I believe both UMI and BMR make kits that replace the upper bar with a new one that's bent to allow more clearance for over-the-axle exhaust setups, but I don't think it's marketed as (nor really would serve as) a "performance" replacement.
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There are also kits to lower the mounting point for the panhard too. You can also modify that & make it adjustable. So then you can adjust the roll center (lower) the rear P/H bar.
So from a handling aspect there are gains there.
So from a handling aspect there are gains there.