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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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Panhard to body brace??

Theres two parts to our panhard bars i never see anybody advertise the body bar. do they make this after market i have never seen it??
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 01:50 AM
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Re: Panhard to body brace??

Granatelli made one, it was basically a stock piece that was somewhat modified, powdercoated and didn't fit

I doubt you'd see any improvement from an aftermarket piece, you're better off welding & gusseting the bracket on the frame that the bar is supposed to support
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 02:07 AM
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Re: Panhard to body brace??

http://www.bmrsuspension.com/index.c...&productid=371

However, that lowers the mounting points which I think will screw with roll center/roll axis.
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 06:36 AM
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Re: Panhard to body brace??

Avoid the Granatelli piece. Here's my review:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/afte...r-panhard.html

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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 11:13 AM
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Re: Panhard to body brace??

Wow for all the Sh$T you have to go thru i think ill leave it. i dont understand why somebody just dosent make a tubular one that fits stock points.. insane.
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 11:16 AM
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Re: Panhard to body brace??

A tubular one wouldn't fit, it would come into contact with the panhard bar itself
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 11:28 AM
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Re: Panhard to body brace??

Originally Posted by Primetime91
A tubular one wouldn't fit, it would come into contact with the panhard bar itself
The stock piece is u-shaped for the PHB to fit in, during its arc movement.

It would hafta be 2 tubes, so that there was room between the 2 tubes, for the PHB to fit. So at that point, you'd be adding unneeded weight with little to no strength benefit.
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 01:51 AM
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Re: Panhard to body brace??

I boxed my OEM piece years ago.No issues with the tubular PHB to date...Cheap upgrade.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 04:28 AM
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Re: Panhard to body brace??

Not sure buying an aftermarket one adds any value except if ou decide to run a dual 3" exhaust.

Buy a panhard rod and call it a day.
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