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Re: Panhard Rods. How?

To: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>, <rob@thomasr.greatxscape.net>
Subject: Re: Panhard Rods. How?
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 22:33:01 +1100charset="iso-8859-1"
References: <200001202205.OAA19657@shorter.eng.sun.com>
See my previous reply - I specifically discussed the combo bars. In summary
they are markedly inferior to a real panhard rod.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver at Eng.Sun.COM>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>; <rob@thomasr.greatxscape.net>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: Panhard Rods. How?


> Does anyone have any experience with the setup from MiniMania for 1/4
elliptical
> spring cars?? The rod mounts to a bracket mounted at the very back of the
> transmission tunnel, and the other end to a bolt on one side of the axle.
The
> setup creates a 'triangle' with the rear axle preventing it form moving
form
> side to side. It looks like it should work, and it's fairly cheap, but I
was
> wondering if there were any problems with this setup??
>
> Regards,
> Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
> San Jose, CA
>
> >To: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Panhard Rods.    How?
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> >Does anyone know if there are any particular dimensions that must be
adhered
> >to when making up a Panhard Rod?  I've seen a car with a kit that ran a
rod
> >from one rear shock/axle bracket to a fabricated point on the middle of
the
> >car, close to the handbrake adjustment.  If the car was looked at from a
> >side view, would the bar have to run parallel to a line running from the
> >axle/spring joint to the spring/chassis pivot bolt?  Presumably it could
do
> >the work of an Anti-tramp bar to a certain extent.  Where can I get the
> >"Rose joints" in the U.K?  (The Hangar at work has to scrap them).
> >
>
>


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