2" Panhard Drop

[virgo]

A few quick questions regarding panhard drop kits...Haven't seen this (in bold) asked before but so here goes.....

The panhard bar is under tension (I presume because it pulls the suspension out sideways and downwards when doing a lift..) so when i use a panhard drop kit it should:

1. sit correctly / as close to standard?
2. relieve side / downwards tension at the same time? and hence..
3. correct rear wheel alignment and allow rear to lift very slightly

So, would these 3 points be correct (or am i talking rubbish) ?

I know that a lift only pushes the rear o/s wheel out a few mm's so i presume it does the same (if unproportionately) for vertical lift.

So for the sake of finding out I have splashed out on a new (tesco's) measuring tape - and hope someone can make or sell me a 2" Panhard Drop Kit... Please

[surfenstein]

see vince (bushwacker)for the panhard drop kit.

[virgo]

Thank you - sending pm

[TonyN]

Because the panhard rod is fixed to the chassis one end, and the end of the axle the other, as you move the axle away from the frame, the rod will move in an arc, fixed at the chassis end, so the axle will move side to side as the axle moves up and down.

Lowering the fixed end of the rod (or lengthening the rod) by the same amount as the lift puts the axle back centrally under the truck, instead of slightly to one side without doing anything.

[Apache]

A few quick questions regarding panhard drop kits...Haven't seen this (in bold) asked before but so here goes.....

The panhard bar is under tension (I presume because it pulls the suspension out sideways and downwards when doing a lift..) so when i use a panhard drop kit it should:

1. sit correctly / as close to standard?
2. relieve side / downwards tension at the same time? and hence..
3. correct rear wheel alignment and allow rear to lift very slightly

So, would these 3 points be correct (or am i talking rubbish) ?

I know that a lift only pushes the rear o/s wheel out a few mm's so i presume it does the same (if unproportionately) for vertical lift.

So for the sake of finding out I have splashed out on a new (tesco's) measuring tape - and hope someone can make or sell me a 2" Panhard Drop Kit... Please

Do the maths before you get too worried.

[surfenstein]

Do the maths before you get too worried.

yea its all to do with trigonometry.(apparently)

[Vagrant No2]

yea its all to do with trigonometry.(apparently)

Wasn't he the road sweeper in Only Fools and Horses

[Apache]

Indeed! I've spent a good 2 hours doing just that tonight working out flight plans.

Good old, Trig O'Nometry. Not only did he give us Guinness, but also the triangle relationships!

[virgo]

if i get a drop kit i will take measurements before and after & see if it makes a difference

[Apache]

Just work it out - assuming you can remember secondary school trig.

Length of your panhard rod as standard (horizontal, and then raise one end of it by 2" (or whatever your lift is). Then measure the HORIZONTAL distance the panhard covers.

To save you working it out, the effective length is reduced by 0.22" which makes gnats all difference.

However, if the rod isn't horizontal as standard, the maths will be slightly different, and the effective length reduction will be greater.

[TonyN]

However, if the rod isn't horizontal as standard, the maths will be slightly different, and the effective length reduction will be greater.

Bingo, and don't forget as the suspension moves up and down, ie cornering, accelerating (obviously this only applies to a 3.0 ), braking, etc... the effective length changes as well.

So basically, you don't need to worry to much about it.