Panhard drop down bracket

Post by **fatassgq** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 7:36 am

Anyone heard of or seen something like this???

The panhard on the ute is misaligned with the draglink and has a fair amout of bump steer and has a shimmy up at about 70KM an hour.
Wanted to see if this would alieviate along with all the normal stuff.
I thought there was a bracket you could buy to drop the upper mount on the panhard slightly to get it back on an even line with the draglink???

Am I dreaming :lol:

Cheers
Brian

Post by **ozy1** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:12 am

got any pics, so we can see how far out of line it is, and ill compare it with my GQ

Post by **fatassgq** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:56 am

I will try and get a pick this arv.

I think it is about an inch maybe!?
The top panhard mount is higher than the steering arm at the upper section so I thought if I could drop the top mount it would come into a better line.

When looking in from the side of the vehicle is it important to have the steering arm and panhard parallel to each other sort of like // that????

Post by **ozy1** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:00 am

yeah, i know what you mean, ill go habe a look at mine, later in the day, and ill let you know how its lookin

Post by **fatassgq** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:13 am

cool thanks
I think the wobble may be due to a couple of factors so I have to get these sorted also but I thought that it was important to get these two in line with each other from the front...

Cheers

Brian

Post by **Area54** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:26 am

I used to have this problem on my JT's, my rims were in pretty bad shape though, I put some alloys on my streeters and the shimmy went away totally, still get it though with the ugly tyres. Bump steer is still there but it is just a handling characteristic that I live with. CBF trying to improve this, recently drove to TSV and didn't bother me at all.

Post by **Wendle** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:45 am

it is a good idea. just make something.

Post by **fatassgq** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 10:34 am

Thanks heaps Wendle :cool:

Is/was this on a vehicle of yours? Did it make any difference that you noticed?

Post by **Wendle** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 12:54 pm

that one belongs to a friend. i lifted mine at the axle end about 90mm due to limited room, but dropping the chassis end is better if done well.

Post by **TWISTY** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 1:08 pm

I got a bracket made up for my 4runner, this way it can be returned to stock easily by just removing the bracket. It took a couple of goes to get the design all right but it worked out a lot cheaper then buying an adjustable panhard rod.

Heres a pic....

Post by **ozy1** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 2:18 pm

okay, upon looking at me front end, i found that the diff end of the pan hard, it does indeed sit a little bit lower than the steering arm, so i would do like sugested and make a bracket to suit,

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