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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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Default Panhard Bar FAIL!!!
So I put my car on the Lift today and noticed something that was a little....... well lets say off. SO UMI PLEASE HELP me choose some new goodies.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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LOL nice.. What kind of 60 fts were you hitting?
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 07:10 PM
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What the hell did you do to that poor thing?
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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I tested the durability of it lol.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 07:18 PM
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By testing the durability do you mean sliding it into a curb?
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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Those pictures are awful, but I can still tell something is amiss
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if you need I have a free stock one
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did you lower it, and launch it on slicks? that will cause it.. that, and hitting a curb
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I tested the durability of it lol.
Looks like it got in a fight with a curb and lost!

OUCH!
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I have another pic to put on here that should explain what happend. It's gonna have to wait till I get out of work.

"if you need I have a free stock one"

I ordered a new adjustable one from UMI.
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Originally Posted by GUTZ28
I have another pic to put on here that should explain what happend. It's gonna have to wait till I get out of work.

"if you need I have a free stock one"

I ordered a new adjustable one from UMI.

That thing is bent up pretty bad, what did you do?

Thanks for the order and the new one should hold up a little better
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he modded the stock on to fit the corvette center exhaust lmao
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