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Old 08-28-2006, 10:51 PM   #1
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Rear panhard bar w/ airbags?

I bought an adjustable rear panhard bar(trackbar) for my 71'. I'm currently baggin it. Where do you adjust it at? When its dropped parked or at driving position? Because when it's set at driving position and then dropped down the axle shifts way over and isn't centered in my c-notch. Am I just supposed to find a happy medium or what? Any tips let me know.
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Old 08-28-2006, 11:18 PM   #2
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Re: Rear panhard bar w/ airbags?

It's supposed to be centered at drive height. Do you mean it isn't centered left to right in the notch or front to back? Left to right is normal. You might have tire rubbing issues if you are running a fairly wide rear so rail carefully so you don't burn paint if you go with some meat in the back.
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Old 08-29-2006, 10:19 AM   #3
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Re: Rear panhard bar w/ airbags?

You need to adjust it to center at ride height. You also need to get it parallel with the gound at ride height.
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Old 08-29-2006, 06:42 PM   #4
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Re: Rear panhard bar w/ airbags?

OK, lets take a step back here. You say you have an "adjustable panhard", but are you meaning the one that is adjustable but still mounts in the stock locations, or do you mean the one that mounts at the stock frame location on the driver side and goes all the way to a mounting point on the passenger side trailing arm? If you have the first one I'm describing, and are bagged, then I would ditch that one and get the one that goes all the way across to the trailing arm. There WILL be more side-to-side movement with the first one I'm describing due to its shorter length.
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Old 08-29-2006, 08:54 PM   #5
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Re: Rear panhard bar w/ airbags?

It's an adjustable in the stock location, but I am going to be running some meat 335/25/22's. So this thing jumps over about an 1.5in when dropped from the ride height. So do I just gotta play with it till it clears everything?
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Old 08-29-2006, 08:55 PM   #6
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Re: Rear panhard bar w/ airbags?

Where do I get one that goes to the trailing arm?
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Old 08-29-2006, 09:54 PM   #7
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Re: Rear panhard bar w/ airbags?

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Where do I get one that goes to the trailing arm?
CPP makes one called the Deluxe Trac Bar (part #6572DTBK), and ECE makes one called the Super Trac Bar (part #902-6572TBK). Both are designed for trucks lowered more than 4". The adjustable ones are for stock to 4" drops (not bags).
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Old 08-29-2006, 10:22 PM   #8
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Re: Rear panhard bar w/ airbags?

Yeah, if you're bagged you're gonna need the longer "deluxe trac bar".
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Old 08-30-2006, 05:59 PM   #9
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Anyone wanna buy a brand new adjustable panhard bar?
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Old 08-30-2006, 07:15 PM   #10
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Re: Rear panhard bar w/ airbags?

nice thread, i didn't know that either.thanks for the info.i am bagging my Blazer and i would run into the same issue.Thanks again, Tony
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Old 08-30-2006, 07:27 PM   #11
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Re: Rear panhard bar w/ airbags?

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Yeah, if you're bagged you're gonna need the longer "deluxe trac bar".
While this statement is 'true', there is more than one way. I have the shorter adjustable panhard bar on my 68 w/bags & blocks. Since I don't run it throughout the entire suspension range, it works fine in its limited use.
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Old 08-30-2006, 09:35 PM   #12
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Anyone wanna buy a brand new adjustable panhard bar?
hehe, I've also got one w/ about 2 months of use and less than 300 miles......It's sitting in my garage collecting dust.
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