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Pete · 05-01-2014, 10:53 PM

Quote"[A potential fault in the design is that a PB should be as long as possible, and would normally have a mounting bracket on one chassis side, with the axle mount as far over the other side as possible. He didn't want to use a chassis bracket, it would have to be too big and ugly. It turns out this design is very discreet, and it works absolutely fine.]"Quote

Right, on the bar being as long as possible.
Wrong, on the chassis bracket being big and ugly. (if done right)
Wrong, on working fine. You have not compared it to a properly engineered one on the same car.
The basic idea of the parts used is good though.

05-01-2014, 10:53 PM	#13
Pete BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wa. Posts: 5,423	Re: Panhard Bar "Do It Yourself" Quote"[A potential fault in the design is that a PB should be as long as possible, and would normally have a mounting bracket on one chassis side, with the axle mount as far over the other side as possible. He didn't want to use a chassis bracket, it would have to be too big and ugly. It turns out this design is very discreet, and it works absolutely fine.]"Quote Right, on the bar being as long as possible. Wrong, on the chassis bracket being big and ugly. (if done right) Wrong, on working fine. You have not compared it to a properly engineered one on the same car. The basic idea of the parts used is good though.