Does the Panhard road itself take any bending forces?
- or to say it differently how thick / rigid does the rod itself have to be
for a sprite?
Guy
-----Original Message-----
From Mike & Kerry Gigante <mikeg at vicnet.net.au>
To: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>; rob@thomasr.greatxscape.net
<rob@thomasr.greatxscape.net>
Date: 22 January 2000 10:42
Subject: Re: Panhard Rods. How?
>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@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?
>
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>> 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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