akitagandy
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do you need to run a panard bar on the front with a spring behind axle
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donsrods
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Not really. It wouldn't hurt any, but generally the front spring does an adequate job of keeping side movement at a minimum. Now, if you are running cross steering, like a Vega box or similar, that is another issue. The drag link will push and pull the axle sideways with one of those boxes, but since most of us use a Corvair or early Ford type box with the draglink parallel to the frame rail, it is not a problem.
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Ted Brown
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You are like me, I have been spelling that wrong for years it seems, I believe it is Panhard bar? O-well, who really cares?? as long as we know what we are talking about, bout like motors or engines... people must be careful when mounting Panhard bars, as some tend to make them too short, and that is really bad, if you have suspension that allows for a nice ride, and it moves up and down, a short bar will then pull your chassis from side to side, at times it will be a jerk! and may get you out of control, so if you do use one, make it is long as you possably can, and try and keep it level... but, do not make a tall thin bracket to try and hold it... as they take a lot of strain... short spring shackles usually do not need a Panhard bar on a light car...
donsrods
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Ted is right about how much the panhard itself can pull the front (or rear) sideways as it goes up and down. We were mounting my Kids rear axle the other night, and depending on where we put the height of the rear axle on the jackstands we had to lengthen or shorten the panhard by screwing in the rod end just to get it to slip into the hole. Luckily these T suspensions only go up and down a couple of inches typically when hitting bumps in the road, so it isn't a huge problem. But as Ted said, a short bar will move it further because of the arc.
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