Ace$nyper

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Today even with snow on the ground my brother and I installed my DA panhard bar from UMI.

I do a ton of reading and thinking before I pick a part. I'm used to playing with a car to make it handle better. First time trying to make a SRA car turn though, i'm enjoying the reading so far.

One thing I wanted to get was a panhard bar, reasons being: low cost, ease of install and not a drastic change as I still want to feel the car out as it progresses*or so I thought*

I went with the UMI DA. Dual Adjustable because i'm used to twisting konis calling in custom rates on springs etc, the more bells and whistles I can use learn from and play with *with in reason* the better.

UMI because the quaitly of the work I've seen from them and Ryan is often on this site helping. UMI is also in PA and I always try to support a semi local smaller company over a large one, being in smaller companies my whole short life.

I had a little trouble with the install, all on my own fault of a crummy jack. None of the bars making was any issue it slid on fine. The super lube reccomended was a great investment and i'll use it on all my other toys i'm sure.

Finally after dusting off the snow and hoping in ready to test spin the car. Not expecting much from reviews and knowing with a few years autoXing and track days have probbly made my butt feeling from a car is a bit more atuned.

I hit a bump... smoother WTF, if anything it should have been harder. Quick twists of the steering wheel still let the poorly dampered car leaning but with more steadness in the rear. Best way to sum it up car feels lighter and quicker all around.

I now wonder if possibly my stock PHB was bad or bent maybe, I've never heard of someone feeling such a huge change as I have. Maybe my trained butt picked up a minor change more?

Thanks again to UMI, I was getting pretty fed up with my car now I enjoy driving it again.

SIK02SS

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thats cool. i actually just put my d/a phr on tihs morning as well and went for a drive....i wasnt expecting anything and honestly didnt think i'd be able to feel/notice a difference....but i was wrong. the rear end feels a lot more stable and tite compared to the stock POS...

UMI Performance

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Glad you like it and everything went well

Ace$nyper

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Thanks I can't wait to get some more toys

I returned the trader rating Thanks again

Gun5

iTrader: (37)

damn cant wait to put my new shocks, springs and single adjust UMI panhard on at once

Demon Of Dreams

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after having my single adjustable panhard and lca's on, i'm starting to wish i had just gone with the dual adjustables... not that they're bad, but the humping on rubber sheets thing sometimes bothers me, hahaha....

meh.

Gun5

iTrader: (37)

i had to cut costs i dont get how to adjust it though i know u cant do it bolted up to the car.. anyone wanna enlighten me i know its easy i just dont know how..

man my car is gonna ride so much better and I got the LS1 brake upgrade waiting to go on damn i cant wait!!

Demon Of Dreams

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right out of the box they're stock length... all you need to do is loosen the jam nut and give it a twist or two then retighten the jam nut... all depends on where you need to center your wheels


i left mine at the stock length

Gun5

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crap my nut was lose when i got it so i screwed it in alittle bit then put it under my bed for storage!! GAH!! how do i bring it back to stock lol

Demon Of Dreams

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after you drop the stocker, lay them side by side and match the holes on each side

Goldstreak65

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Big difference I felt was going over bumps in a turn like an off ramp. Helped take out the side to side movement and accasional sidestep. I felt a huge difference as well and I feel DA on a street car was in no way overkill or overly noisy.

98ws61le

Ace$nyper what springs do you have

Ace$nyper

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I am on an all stock suspension, springs are OEM non 1le. Shocks are the orange sadness but only around 30k on them *replaced before I got them*

SpdFrk1990

iTrader: (6)

Nice I got a poly/poly adj spohn bar waiting to go on but i wish I would of got a rod/rod one. I also ordered umi poly/rod lca's but they are waiting to be shipped. The rod ended phb would be nice with wider wheels im sure it would help with rubbing issues now I wish I had it.

ss292355

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so do you think the dbblr adjustable is better then single.because i need to buy a panhard bar just have'nt decided on which one.i have 315 in the rear so ireally want to do this before i put new wheels on

SpdFrk1990

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Yes the bar with the rods on both ends will have close to no deflection where the poly will still allow movement.