Just wondering if it'd be beneficial to put a poly bushing into the passenger side of the track bar brace. They look like the same size as used in the stock track bar (panhard rod).. and after all, the track bar brace does keep the panhard-to-body-brace from flexing.

I guess it couldn't hurt, though. Anyone done this? I'm going to order up the Energy Suspension stuff soon, and might as well get a second set of poly bushings for the panhard rod, and use one in the track bar brace.

 

Your making absolutely no sense, the brace with 3 bolts at one end to the body and one above the pass side panhard mount has no bushing, its a steel sleeve.

 

Yeah, Tom, no bushing on that piece. I plan on boxing mine though, just for S&Gs.

Ed

 

Thanks for the curt information, Z28*****.

Ed, I was thinking the same thing, too. It couldn't hurt to make that body brace as strong as possible. I'll be welding up the LCA's and stock track bar (panhard rod) this summer, and figured if I had steel and energy left, I might as well weld a bit of the track bar brace. I'll probably just box the passenger side, before it flattens out to meet the 3 bolts on the driver's side.

Only bit I still struggle with is how to protect those welds after I'm done boxing the pieces. Seems like I'll be cutting a hole in the panhard rod, and pouring POR-15 inside the boxed panhard rod and lower control arms, and sloshing it around, to hope it protects the metal. I'd use a weld-thru primer but I'm not sure how that'd work with a MIG- I've always welded on bare steel.