Cheffy
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| posted on 27/10/07 at 12:49 PM |
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Panhard Rod Angle
Hi,
I realise the picture below is for illustration purposes only, but am I correct in thinking that the panhard rod should be level with the axle ie.
parallel with the ground (assuming the car is sitting on flat level ground of course)? Therefore a Panhard Rod mounted at an angle like the one in
the pic would not work correctly.
 
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I only ask 'cos at the moment the one on my car looks more like the one in the pic!
Time for some modifications me thinks!
TIA,
Mart
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/10/07 at 01:08 PM |
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It would give a much higher roll centre, odd jacking effects and increased rear bump steer
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blakep82
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| posted on 27/10/07 at 01:30 PM |
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going by your drawing, if the suspension were to compress right down, the axle mounting for the rod would be in the same position as where the inside
of the wheel (where it is now) on the pic.
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Peteff
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| posted on 27/10/07 at 02:09 PM |
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If you get your Panhard rod levelish with your axle at rest it will move an equal distance in both directions. When that one is compressed it will
move the axle to the left and in droop to the right by quite a margin.
 
Rescued attachment 200px-Panhard_rod.jpg
yours, Pete
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Cheffy
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| posted on 27/10/07 at 02:13 PM |
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Thanks Gents, well put. It's all so obvious once somebody points it out logically! 
I'm off to the drawing board then.....
Cheers,
Martin.
Farts are like Rock'n'Roll. You love your own but you hate everybody else's. Lemmy, Motorhead.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 27/10/07 at 03:46 PM |
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I raised the panhard bracket to level the rod
 
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Cheffy
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| posted on 27/10/07 at 05:42 PM |
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Thanks Mark,
I shall be doing something similar.
Martin.
Farts are like Rock'n'Roll. You love your own but you hate everybody else's. Lemmy, Motorhead.
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