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03-06-2006, 06:17 PM | #1 |
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Panard or Track Bar Question
Krazy Texan was helping with my truck this weekend and made a comment that got me to thinking. He thought I had a rear swar bar, but as I pointed out it is the panard (or Track bar, not sure which is the proper name). He said he didn't have any on his trucks which I said you won't with leafs on the 3/4 tons. He said he had coils and none of his trucks have them or the hookups for them.
I thought you HAD to have thse on a coil spring truck like ours or the thing was unstable. So am I nuts, or are things just strange in Texas?
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03-06-2006, 06:21 PM | #2 |
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Re: Panard or Track Bar Question
Your not nuts. They ALL SHOULD HAVE A TRACK BAR.
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03-06-2006, 06:22 PM | #3 |
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Re: Panard or Track Bar Question
It's a panhard bar from what I've been told.Seems like the rear end would try to walk side to side,at least a little bit,without one.I think a track bar attaches at both ends of the axle but I'm not sure.I hope someone can enlighten you on this so's I can L&L (Lurk and Learn)
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03-06-2006, 06:30 PM | #4 |
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Re: Panard or Track Bar Question
as far as I know, all coil rears need a track/panhard bar. I have rear coils, the track bar & rear sway bar, the track bar locates the rear axle and keeps it from drifting from side to side
the bar mounts to the rear axle housing at the top of the center diff and goes to a bracket on the rt side of the frame
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03-06-2006, 06:39 PM | #5 |
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Re: Panard or Track Bar Question
i had a '66 chevy truck that had the track bar removed,it was undrivable after 30-40 mph.it felt like it was fishtailing but the tires weren't sliding.if he has a coil spring rearend it needs a track bar.
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03-06-2006, 06:41 PM | #6 |
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Re: Panard or Track Bar Question
Nascar been using panhard bars for years cause its simple Trailing arm suspensions need em
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03-06-2006, 06:45 PM | #7 |
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Re: Panard or Track Bar Question
I am also into 4x4'n and have a Jeep that I off-road. They have track bars on them and they connect to the axle and fram just as a panhard does. I really do not think there is much difference. They both center the axle. But if you run a triangulated 3-link setup then you do not use a track/panhard bar. The upper tiangle link serves double duty.
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