I was thinking of buying a new Panhard bar as the stock one on the car is bending a little. I looked them up and one of the sites I visited says "This is a must for rear end centering after vehicle lowering as well as clearance for running larger tires". I am wondering about the larger tires piece as some previous owner put larger tires on the rear of my car. There is still lots of thread on them so I never bothered changing them. How does the panhard bar compensate for lowering or larger tires. Is it just fitted and tightened as tight as it can go. I was thinking about getting a fixed panhard bar but now am thinking maybe an adjustable one is the way to go. Anyone got any advice?. This is just for regular driving, not performance handling or anything.

Thanks.

 

I would go adjustable....

If you lower your car, the geometry changes.
Under load(sitting on the ground) the panhard bar should be level with the ground/rearend.

If you replace, ALWAYS upgrade!!!!My moto.

80's AL

 

The adjustable panhard bar from Spohn was my first upgrade to the suspension of my car. I got the combo end one. http://www.spohn.net/product.cfm?productid=1298 I would really recommend the adjustable. It is a must if you change the ride height of your car. For you though, since you aren't really in to the performance side of it, I would say get the dual poly-bushing end. http://www.spohn.net/product.cfm?productid=1297

 

I got the Hotchkis one. You won't really notice a difference in it. But , it's just a better thing to have as it IS stronger than the stocker

 

Like 91_5.7_TPI said, you should get a dual poly-bushing end panhard. Spherical rod is to noisy for a daily driver and gets louder and louder, even when you maintain it. Check out www.BMRfabrication.com

 

I've not really noticed any noises coming from mine. It's only been in there since spring 05, I think. With mine, I noticed a slight difference in it when conering hard or when just pushing on the side of the car. Had more resistance to lateral shifting.