teslo Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Hello, have anybody experience with paddock' adjustable panhard rod? Friend of mine bought one and he found out that it seems to be too short... To achieve at least standard lenght you must unscrew bracket to position that only about 1.5cm of thread is used( of 6cm). To compensate lift( which is smothing what is made for) you have unscrew it almost completly. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Hancock Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Unfit for purpose or possibly BRITPART. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big tim Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I have one of paddocks adjustable panard rods on my disco and the only problem i have had is the poly bushes i fitted which where from scorpian racing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teslo Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 OK, so situation is oposite than i previously described... Yesterday we were together with friend in garage and thinking and measuring how to mount new rod in place... To compensate lift you have to shorten panhard rod which is oposite to my previous thoughts. So in this area is it OK. But there is still something we are not satified with. Adjustable end have so short thread that when we were trying to adjust rod to position where is no play in thread we had to screw it in so long that axle started to stick out on the other side of car For me it means that is not heavy duty enough for our purpose because thread is weak point. Are there any manufacturer who have really HD adjustable panhard rods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Why not use the standard panhard rod and raise the mounting point off the axle to compensate for the lift. You get much better handling that way as lengthening the panhard rod inevitably leads to handling issues because the axle moves more as the suspension moves. Moving the panhard rod axle mount upwards retains the designed steering geometry. You need to lengthen the rod to compensate for lift BTW, not shorten it. As the axle moves away from the chassis it moves sideways towards the steering box, the longer the rod the more it will move sideways so the more you'll feel the effect in the steering when you hit a bump. How much lift have you got ? An extended/adjustable panhard rod will only be able to compensate for a few inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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