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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 07:43 PM
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Anyone using this panhard lowering bracket?

http://www.jegs.com/i/Jegster/550/41055/10002/-1

saw this in my catalog, was wondering if anyone has/is using it, or if not, what do you think of it compaired to the one BMR sells for $215.. granted that comes with another brace.
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 07:55 PM
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Re: Anyone using this panhard lowering bracket?

they are different parts. the jegs piece is for the axle side (driverside) mount, the BMR/UMI ones relocate the passengerside body mount.

if the car is really low you may need this part.

I have one on my 86, but it has the rear panhard lowered almost 2" on both sides.

IMO, the quality of the jegs piece is pretty lousy, its sturdy, but the holes are not drilled, they are cut, so they are not really round, and a couple of other little details peeve me

I would make my own if i ever needed another before i bought that one, but im not saying its unusable.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:18 PM
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Re: Anyone using this panhard lowering bracket?

Im running one that i made on my ford 8.8. It cost me maybe 10$ for the steel. and i have 4 mounting holes for different ride heights used 2 support tubes instead of the 1 u get with the jegster. you can also see the LCA axle mounts I made so I have 5 mounting locations for my LCA's depending on how I want to drive the car (drag, street, autoX) and allows more adjustment for if the car is lowered. The LCA mounts I drilled the holes in an ARC so to change LCA position doesnt require changing the length of the LCA (UMI double rod end offset bushings) which makes changing the LCA angle a 7 min job.

BTW my car is dropped 1.5" front and rear.
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