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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 05:14 PM
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Now that I got my car lowered in the rear I need an adjustable panhard. Going with poly ends and won't be running bigger slicks or anything. Can I just use the single adjustable panhard?

what tricks are you guys using to center up the rear?
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by lusting4ls1
Now that I got my car lowered in the rear I need an adjustable panhard. Going with poly ends and won't be running bigger slicks or anything. Can I just use the single adjustable panhard?

what tricks are you guys using to center up the rear?
I recommend on-car. Just easier to deal with. Less hassle, and not a lot of money for the time and effort saved.

You certainly can use a standard adjustable one. You just have to take down one end of it, change it, get the bolt shoved back through and remeasure. Do that a few times and you might wish you had the on-car one.
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 06:04 PM
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On car...nothing else. Way easier to get the axle centered.
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 07:23 PM
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on car forsure!..

heres my method for geting the center pretty damn close...
i take some string, tied to a sparkplug ground strap, make 2 of
these little deals.(poormans plumline) make the string long enough so the spark plug will
go to the tire...tape the string to the rear quarter of the car, and measure
from the body, to the string, trying to achieve the same exact measurement
on each side obviously.
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 07:40 PM
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Awesome feedback guys. Thanks guys!!!
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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 10:19 AM
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We've made the movement to only on-car adjustable...just because it makes everything so much easier.
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Just don't get the one that has the adjustment in the center of the bar. Someone on here bent one recently. Get one that has the adjustment on one or both sides.
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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 07:17 PM
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I bought an off car adjustable one. It took a little longer to get on but its just as centered as any rear end now and it was a little cheaper. All depends on how big of a tight *** u are lol
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I ordered the one that adjust in the middle for on car adjustments. Now im a little worried about the strength after reading the post above about the bent one. Honestly that's why I thought about getting the off the car adjustable one.looks like it would just be stronger since it looks to have more solid tubing instead of a stud in the middle of the bar.

I guess there are alot if guys running them though since everyone seemed to recommend the on car.lol
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Originally Posted by lusting4ls1
I ordered the one that adjust in the middle for on car adjustments. Now im a little worried about the strength after reading the post above about the bent one. Honestly that's why I thought about getting the off the car adjustable one.looks like it would just be stronger since it looks to have more solid tubing instead of a stud in the middle of the bar.

I guess there are alot if guys running them though since everyone seemed to recommend the on car.lol
There were issues with that style in the past, so most suspension manufacturers have switched to having the adjustment at or close to the end of the bar, rather than right in the middle. Both UMI and BMR use the "new" style. Given the low cost of an on-car adjustable, I'd say that anyone using the old-style should toss the PHR and pick up a new one.
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