Panhard Rod
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chinaone
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How or where to measure?
dac69er
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its hard to explain. look at the rear of your car and just look to see if its out of line at all. generally it will only be a small amount anyway.
then park on a flat surface, get a peice of string with a weight on it and hold the string up against the top of the rear wheel arch extension and let the weight dnagle just past the cente of you wheel. measure the distance fron the centre of your wheel to the string.
that will tell you how far out it is then yu adjust he panhard rod in relation to the fixed stock one to take out the difference. after about a month or so re-measure and re-adjust if necessary
then park on a flat surface, get a peice of string with a weight on it and hold the string up against the top of the rear wheel arch extension and let the weight dnagle just past the cente of you wheel. measure the distance fron the centre of your wheel to the string.
that will tell you how far out it is then yu adjust he panhard rod in relation to the fixed stock one to take out the difference. after about a month or so re-measure and re-adjust if necessary
dac69er
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not sure what you mean mate? as in you fitted an adjustable oe straight out the box?
to be honest its not going to be a million miles out even when lowered so the panhard rod is not entirely essential for most people. it does stiffen the rear up though as its obviously new and has nice new bushes in it.
if its out alot at the back it will handle dodgy and probably crab a bit
to be honest its not going to be a million miles out even when lowered so the panhard rod is not entirely essential for most people. it does stiffen the rear up though as its obviously new and has nice new bushes in it.
if its out alot at the back it will handle dodgy and probably crab a bit
Pumba_GT
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I got one quick question here. When u adjust the panhard rod, did u adjust it with the wheels on the ground or above the ground? Only saying this as measurement can only be taken while the wheels are on the ground, but how do we get underneath to adjust the panhard rod? Cheers.
sx_turbo
Lifer
put the car up on ramps dude.
dac69er
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if you measure how far it is out while on the ground and make a nnote of it and which way it needs to go it doesnt matter if its just jacked up one side or on its roof!!!!
adjust it then lower the car back down and it should be correct of you have measured properly. remember, if its say 10mm out one side you only need to adjust it half that distance to make it correct!
adjust it then lower the car back down and it should be correct of you have measured properly. remember, if its say 10mm out one side you only need to adjust it half that distance to make it correct!
HutchGlanzaV
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Fitting a panhard rod
Can anyone tell where the panhard rod connects to and what its actual job is? Mines just arrived and I'm a bit confused by it! lol
Can anyone tell where the panhard rod connects to and what its actual job is? Mines just arrived and I'm a bit confused by it! lol
HutchGlanzaV
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if there is one standard why fit an aftermarket one? Also how will I know how much to adjust the new one? Do I just adjust it till its the same length as the stock one?
Cheers Ben.
Cheers Ben.
HutchGlanzaV
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So just adjust the new one till its the same length as the stock one and swap em over?