CCR Front end, no pan hard

[sstock]

I'm looking at a couple companies in preparation of buying a kit T. Does anyone know why CCR does not incorporate a front pan hard in their front suspension? Wouldn't their cars bump steer without one?

 

[GT63]

I'm looking at a couple companies in preparation of buying a kit T. Does anyone know why CCR does not incorporate a front pan hard in their front suspension? Wouldn't their cars bump steer without one?

I'm not running one either. A lot of T's don't run them. The suicide spring acts as a pan hard bar as far as locating the front axle.

 

[Youngster]

People claim cars with them handle better. This might be true but in all the years I've been working with the old Ford front suspensions, I haven't felt the need for one. most handling issues can be traced back to an adjustment or poorly engineered suspension pieces. In an instance like that the pan-hard is simply a band-aid. The problem hasn't been fixed. IMHO

Ron

 

[RPM]

You really don't need a panhard on the front unless you have cross steer.We don't use them on our chassis either.

 

[old round fart]

You really don't need a panhard on the front unless you have cross steer.We don't use them on our chassis either.

I had cross steering on a '32 Ford coupe and no panhard bar and never had a problem.

 

[sstock]

Thanks Gentlemen for covering this question.
Steve

 

[Ted Brown]

Thanks Gentlemen for covering this question.
Steve

I would say that most front ends with a short Panhard bar will now get unwanted pull for side to side through dips and such, IMHO that is worse than none... Build safe and follow the instructions with the complete kit, because a complete kit is made to be correct from CCR... If you mix and match parts from other companies, there is no guarantee that the car will even handle halfway correctly... Best to stick with one builder...

 

[sstock]

I would say that most front ends with a short Panhard bar will now get unwanted pull for side to side through dips and such, IMHO that is worse than none... Build safe and follow the instructions with the complete kit, because a complete kit is made to be correct from CCR... If you mix and match parts from other companies, there is no guarantee that the car will even handle halfway correctly... Best to stick with one builder...

Thanks Ted for your comments. You know, since asking this question, I been mulling it over in my mind and was thinking about how the transverse spring works as far as uneven pavement and it does really stand to reason if you fix the distance with a pan hard you will get an opposite and possibly ugly reaction on the other side of the spring when hitting a dip or uneven part of the road that affects only the one front tire.