12a RX-7
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| posted on 25/7/07 at 09:07 PM |
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Panhard Rod Inspiration Wanted
Need some inspiration for making a panhard rod bracket for an axle in my rwd 323.
Piccies, drawings, ideas ... anything really. I have an idea in my head of what it needs to look like but I can't quite draw it out !
I seem to remember my old Sylva Striker had a nice neat setup ... anyone got any piccies of one ? all mine don't show the bit I need to see Doh!
Thanks in advance.
[Edited on 25/7/07 by 12a RX-7]
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DavidM
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| posted on 25/7/07 at 09:36 PM |
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Heres Mine:
David
 
Rescued attachment P6170017.jpg
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 25/7/07 at 10:50 PM |
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is this for the volvo axle ?
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/7/07 at 11:52 PM |
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I seem to remember my old Sylva Striker had a nice neat setup
Didn't Strikers use a Watts linkage?
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 11:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Didn't Strikers use a Watts linkage?
Not for lateral location, the live axle Strikers used a traditional panhard rod. The longitudinal location was a watts linkage instead of two
trailing arms.
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12a RX-7
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 11:01 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Volvorsport
is this for the volvo axle ?
aye it is ... it's a baby volvo axle now though  minus 500mm
The Strikers have a panhard rod but the for and aft location is done via a "watts linkage" type setup.
I seem to recall it was quite a neat setup that put it out and away from the diff but looked nice and strong.
thanks for the piccie ... how much suspension travel is that designed for ? I have 2" drop and 4" bump (roughly) I don't know if a
3/4"x3/4" rod end would tolerate the missalignment ?
[Edited on 26/7/07 by 12a RX-7]
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procomp
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 01:38 PM |
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Hi the sylva p/rod went from the axle on the drivers side to the bottom of the main chassis tub on passenger side passing underneath the axle and
diff.
The watts type linkage as used in slvas case had a nasty habbit of breaking mounting brackets. And also restricted the axle rotation in the car
badley. Acting as an in built antirollbar meaning it would pick up the inside wheel when cornering and lead to less traction.
Axle travel you should be OK with 1 1/2" droop and 2" bump. Make shure that the axle is allowed to fully droop whithout hitting
chassis.
cheers matt
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12a RX-7
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| posted on 30/7/07 at 04:45 PM |
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anyone got any Sylva piccies ?
Or is there a sylva forum I can rifle through myself? ( can't think of one)
Cheers ~ Mike
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