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Old 03-28-2005 | 09:52 PM
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My car is lowered (eibach pro kit), and I can tell that is sits significantly lower on the passenger side then the driver side. If I install an adjustable panhard rod, do I simply adjust it until the car sits at the same height on the driver and passanger side, or is there a more exact process to adjust it?

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Old 03-28-2005 | 10:36 PM
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your panhard rod adjusts side to side movement, not ride height
Old 03-30-2005 | 12:09 AM
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i also have the exact same problem and i have the eibach pro kit, my rear passenger side of my car sits about a half inch to 3/4 lower than the drivers side. I dont have a new panhard rod yet, if anyone can help us figure out the ride height problem that would be great.
Old 03-30-2005 | 01:05 AM
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bad shock maybe???
Old 03-30-2005 | 02:09 AM
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ya i was thinking the same thing,it cou;ls be a bad shock, but is it only the rear of the car that sits low, or the entire passenger side?
Old 03-30-2005 | 09:59 AM
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im replacing my springs with eibach pro kits as well, and im doing and adjustable panhard bar at the same time, im just waiting on the sway bars (bunch of stuff going on at once) to be shipped to me. once i install it i will let you guys know of any problems and if the panhard bar fixes them.
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Most F-bodies have a lean to the passenger side. I've seen posts where people site GM saying it is a designed lean, so that the car sits more level when the driver is in it.

As previosuly stated, an adjustable panhard rod will help you re-allign the rear end after putting in lowering springs, but will do nothing to adjust ride height.


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Old 03-30-2005 | 11:25 AM
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Most F-bodies have a lean to the passenger side. I've seen posts where people site GM saying it is a designed lean, so that the car sits more level when the driver is in it.
If that's true, then my fiance is going to be really upset when I tell her that she can't ride in the TA anymore because it wasn't designed to have more then one person in it.

Thanks for the replies guys. I don't think it's a bad shock because my car only has 15,000 miles on it. I was thinking that the panhard rod was used to square up the rear end and once that it was squared up that it would shift the ride height.

I bought my car with the prokit on it and a stock suspension so now I'm trying to figure out what I need to do to get the suspension right to maximize traction
Old 03-30-2005 | 12:49 PM
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Panhard is for corners. LCA relocation brackets, torque arm
adjusted to a bite-enhancing pinion angle, and maybe some
stiffer LCAs are what you get traction out of. Also you may
want to go further in fighting the right wheel lift from the
driveline torque reaction, like a drag bag, or twin-feed air
shocks (also handy for adjusting that roll-lean).

Go tell the fiance her weight is messing up your ride profile
and see where that gets you
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also..shocks do not conrol ride height...only the springs do.
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i rotated my spring on the low side 180 degrees and the solved my problem



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