Recommendation on adj. Panhard rod?
07-05-2005, 11:17 PM
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Recommendation on adj. Panhard rod? I'm looking at the Adjustable Panhards on some of the online retailer's websites and they all pretty much seem the same. Sphoon and BMR make one for about $130 that looks like it'll work. Which would be a good one to do with?
07-06-2005, 07:17 AM
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Go with the Spohn Chrome moly with one rod end. Costs a bit more but just having one rod end makes a big difference. Keep one poly end to dampen out vibrations through the body.
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What are you using it for? If you want the absolute best performance, or are going to fit massively wide tires in the back, you'll have to go with rod ends on both ends. The poly will still have some deflection, allowing the rear to move laterally under high loads.
BMR has switched to using the QA1 Endura chromoly rod ends. Trackbird (member here) also makes a great one. Honestly, there are only 3 pieces to any bar:
1) right side bushing
2) left side bushing
3) bar itself
As long as the bar is of sufficient thickness, it probably will not matter much which you get. There are some minor diffrerences, such as where the adjutment hex is (ends or in the middle), but not much. Do NOT get any of the ones that have threads in the middle - they are weaker. Just make sure that, if you get rod ends, they are the QA1 Extreme Duty Endura ones - part #s XMR-12 and XML-12.
BMR has switched to using the QA1 Endura chromoly rod ends. Trackbird (member here) also makes a great one. Honestly, there are only 3 pieces to any bar:
1) right side bushing
2) left side bushing
3) bar itself
As long as the bar is of sufficient thickness, it probably will not matter much which you get. There are some minor diffrerences, such as where the adjutment hex is (ends or in the middle), but not much. Do NOT get any of the ones that have threads in the middle - they are weaker. Just make sure that, if you get rod ends, they are the QA1 Extreme Duty Endura ones - part #s XMR-12 and XML-12.
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Originally Posted by 00 Trans Ram
What are you using it for? If you want the absolute best performance, or are going to fit massively wide tires in the back, you'll have to go with rod ends on both ends. The poly will still have some deflection, allowing the rear to move laterally under high loads.
BMR has switched to using the QA1 Endura chromoly rod ends. Trackbird (member here) also makes a great one. Honestly, there are only 3 pieces to any bar:
1) right side bushing
2) left side bushing
3) bar itself
As long as the bar is of sufficient thickness, it probably will not matter much which you get. There are some minor diffrerences, such as where the adjutment hex is (ends or in the middle), but not much. Do NOT get any of the ones that have threads in the middle - they are weaker. Just make sure that, if you get rod ends, they are the QA1 Extreme Duty Endura ones - part #s XMR-12 and XML-12.
BMR has switched to using the QA1 Endura chromoly rod ends. Trackbird (member here) also makes a great one. Honestly, there are only 3 pieces to any bar:
1) right side bushing
2) left side bushing
3) bar itself
As long as the bar is of sufficient thickness, it probably will not matter much which you get. There are some minor diffrerences, such as where the adjutment hex is (ends or in the middle), but not much. Do NOT get any of the ones that have threads in the middle - they are weaker. Just make sure that, if you get rod ends, they are the QA1 Extreme Duty Endura ones - part #s XMR-12 and XML-12.
