Ice Knight

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I beleive I broke the panhard rond on my 00' WS6.


I was driving home from work and while turning hear a grinding/scraping noise from the left rear of the car.


I pulled into a parking lot and looked under the back and the, I beleive, panhard rod is snapped in two pieces. It's the bar that attaches to the bottom side of the left wheel and runs diagonally up to the other side of the car, the brake line is zip tied to it.


I drove it home and now need to clarify that this is the panhard rod, i'm not an expert. Anyways I obviously need a new part. If I remove the broken pieces is it safe to drive? I have to work in the morning, and I will probably have to order this part form texas speed or somewhere and that takes a while.

jessedale98

iTrader: (16)

Yes, it is the pnhrd bar, mine is almost broken too. It keeps ur rear end stable. I think its safe to drive like a grandma, but dont go to fast, correct me if im wrong.

Krab

iTrader: (28)

Yes, it's your panhard bar/rod. I wouldn't drive around without one though, that's one of the main components holding your rear end to the chassis. The others being the LCA's and shocks.

Ice Knight

iTrader: (9)

I drove home gently with it, I think it was already bent and that weakend it and it just gave out on me today on the way home.


Well, so far i'm leaning towards the BMR chrome-moly adjustable with poly bushings in red powder coat as the replacement. Sound good?


Is there 2 panhard rods on our cars? There is a second similar bar running horizontally above it? What's that thing?

DONAIMIAN

iTrader: (18)

Since your in a bind, check around localy for someone that has a stock one laying around. Do not drive without it.

Ice Knight

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I'm gonna have to call off tommorow, skip work, and call around at junkyards and find a used one for now since I need it.


but I tell you what, i'm gonna hit this car with new parts pretty quick. Plug/wires, lid, ported throttle body, skip shift eliminator, shifter, PHB etc.

Ice Knight

iTrader: (9)

are the the PHR's all the same on camaro's/birds/ls-1's/lt-1's/6 cylinders?

sgarnett

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Basically. SLP did offer some slightly upgraded options, but they aren't worth bothering with. Any stock PHR from 4th gen will work to get you back on the road quick. I'll bet you can find a used one locally.

If you are going to upgrade, get a good "double adjustable" one with high quality (QA1 XML/XMR) rod ends. It is not worth buying a cheap bar and upgrading the rod ends, and it isn't worth messing around with poly. The PHR is one of the few things on the car for which there is no ride or noise penalty for rod ends (as long as they are good rod ends). Don't get one with an adjuster in the middle either.

Stranoparts can fix you up with a good one.

96lt1m6

iTrader: (31)

phr is the same from 82-02,if it is not hooked up you will experience serious side to side motion above 25mph it gets VIOLENT

mitchntx

iTrader: (14)

UMI makes what appears to be good and affordable parts.