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Old Apr 24, 2019 | 02:03 AM
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I'm looking to replace the rod end on my founders performance pan hard bar and maybe the lower control arms too. Both are the poly/rod end single adjustable variety. The pan hard bar rod end is completely seized up and not articulating and im thinking creating a bunch of noise i hear in my rear so i want to replace it. I see founders only carries replacement poly rod ends (https://www.foundersperformance.com/...v=7516fd43adaa) and not the joint types for the panhard bar. I'm wondering if anyone knew of a place to source the joint types or is the poly bushing type just fine for mostly street driven car? I care about handling but i also want close to no noise coming from back there as possible. i found this site:
http://www.smileysracing.com/shopping/?ic=1794
but the parts don't look like they have the sleeve that the bolt would go into for mounting.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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Old Apr 24, 2019 | 06:56 PM
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http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...-pivot-joints/

I found these but I am not sure if Founders uses the same size and thread pitch as UMI
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Old Apr 24, 2019 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Majestic9C1
http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...-pivot-joints/

I found these but I am not sure if Founders uses the same size and thread pitch as UMI
Thanks for looking. I had my eyes in those as well. I believe they should work. I actually contacted founders and they were able to tell me if it is 3/4" and right hand thread it should work. But I'm able to just get the originals from them as well so I'll probably go that route even though those umi might serve me better. Thanks again for taking the time.
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