Thread: Adjustable Panhard Rods

Damn auto correct.

Originally Posted by clubagreenie

Damn auto correct.

Gary

Prepared the spare set of panhard rods today.

Ill get the 7/8" weld stud turned down to press fit inside the rod. And the same at the other end on the adjuster. Then welded. Then painted.

Jobs a good un.

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The front rod is now in place.
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As an observation when removing the original rod the chassis of the car moved sideways around 10mm when I was working on the rear Panhard rod. At the time I thought nothing of it and because I had the ability to extend the length of the rod on my new one simply wound the thread out to suit (plus this was where I was going to extend the rod anyway). This morning I fitted the front one, and exactly the same occurred. As the original Panhard rod was removed the chassis moved around 10mm in the direction of the RHS requiring once again a lengthening of the Panhard rod to refit.
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Coincidence? I think not. The car was set at "standard height to make room under the car for working, which was the same height that prior to the fitting of the Panhard rods I had determined that I needed around 10mm more length on the rod due to the 2" suspension lift. Removing the original Panhard rod the car seems to have centred itself over the axle . A few measurements from wheel to chassis front and back as well as a visual inspection of eyeing up the wheels in reference to the guards verified the positioning.

Sean, it will be interesting to see if you experience the same when you do yours .

Gary

So the car self centres without the panhard rods. Interesting. What would centre the car over the axles? You'd imagine it would flop to one side.

That's great. Well done Gary. Any idea at this stage, how far out the centreline of the axle is in highway height?

Are you planning a wheel alignment now?

Originally Posted by davidsonsm

So the car self centres without the panhard rods. Interesting. What would centre the car over the axles? You'd imagine it would flop to one side.

That's great. Well done Gary. Any idea at this stage, how far out the centreline of the axle is in highway height?

Are you planning a wheel alignment now?

My guess only! A combination of radius arms and air springs finding the point of the least resistance. I'm not an engineer (or even close) but I can't see any other reason for the self centering. I haven't measured the highway setting yet, maybe later today or tomorrow.

As for the wheel alignment, I'll take it for a drive over the weekend (furniture removal for my step son and his wife who are moving house) and see how it behaves .

Gary

Gary

With coils it'll centre itself well as they try to re-establish themselves vertically. The airsprings will do pretty much the same, the pressure will just try to push it into the correct shape. Any stored tension in bushes will also push itself back to neutral.

Makes sense to me! The Panhard rod has a hard job!