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Tough dog panhards vs small bump on rock= FAIL
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:59 pm
by morewheeldrive
Bumped my front panhard agaisnt a Rock while coming down off maybe a 30cm drop. Rookie error. Now it looks like a banana. Rang a supplier for tough dog to see if they warrent bending. Again rookie error. Does anyone know of a panhard I can buy that can withstand more then a pebble? No offence to tough dog, I like most of ur stuff but panhards? BOW BOW! Computer says no!
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:01 pm
by Hoonz
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:52 pm
by Look'n 4 Mud
What he said!!
Superiors will probably warranty their chromoly ones for a "you bend em - we'll replace em" warranty.
They certainly have that warranty for their lower trailing arms on the rear and their drag link and tie rods on the front so i cant see why it would not be.
If i every bend mine i will definitely asking the question. But they make just the best kick arse gear, well priced and top notch.
No Hesitation
Re: Tough dog panhards vs small bump on rock= FAIL
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:09 pm
by bogged
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:14 pm
by baggers
Yeah had a mate getting tough dog stuff engineered in Vic, when the engineer contacted them to get technical specs for engineering calcs the bloke said they don't do any of that stuff, and that they'd 'been in the business long enough to know what works'.
Engineer said "that's not going to stand up in court", but didn't seem to bother them.
Passed engineers test in the end, but of course took longer.
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 4:49 pm
by chunks
turd dog=fail on everything that they make and sell.
I use Superior panhards, they are good.
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:03 pm
by vanbox
xMORE on superior gear.
Anyone know what Tuff Turd rods are made from? Sounds like it bent just as easily as my factory Nissan one did.....to date Im still unsure whether there was any steel in it!
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:09 pm
by brad-chevlux
I have superior eng tie rod and drag link on my GQ, I bent the tie rod by driving on wheel into a rut and puting the rod on a nice bit tree. (wasn't dropped on it from any height)
They have the same warranty policy as tough dog when it comes to bending.
Next time i'll be buying the cromo one and not the mecaval one.
On the plus side the replay to my email inquiry was prompt and they offered to straighten the rod if i sent it back to them. I'll save my self the postage and put it in the press at work.
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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:30 pm
by morewheeldrive
vanbox wrote:xMORE on superior gear.
Anyone know what Tuff Turd rods are made from? Sounds like it bent just as easily as my factory Nissan one did.....to date Im still unsure whether there was any steel in it!
well they are goldy coloured so I'd say they are made of ferrerro roche's wrappers and poo. Mixed with air.
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:44 pm
by big lux
every steering arm and suspension link bar radius arms in my truk is from superiour never bent or broke nething yt. Big thumbs up to the boys there
Re: Tough dog panhards vs small bump on rock= FAIL
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:45 pm
by sudso
morewheeldrive wrote:Bumped my front panhard agaisnt a Rock while coming down off maybe a 30cm drop. Rookie error. Now it looks like a banana. Rang a supplier for tough dog to see if they warrent bending. Again rookie error. Does anyone know of a panhard I can buy that can withstand more then a pebble? No offence to tough dog, I like most of ur stuff but panhards? BOW BOW! Computer says no!
In some ways it's better for something to "give" than to be so rigid that force gets transferred to more vital parts of the car
