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jr-41ford · 09-28-2012, 09:08 PM

Sounds very much like "bump steer" I had on my 1941 Ford. The entire front end, drop axle, spindles, etc were brand new. Everytime I would go over a bump, railroad tracks, man hole cover, etc, it would cause the front end to shimmy.

After my friend that owns a front end alignment shop checked it, told me I needed to put a panhard bar on the front. I ordered a panhard bar from Speedway Motors, installed it and the "bump steer" went away.

I've never seen a panhard bar on or heard of anyone putting one on a Model A, has anyone installed one on a Model A?

09-28-2012, 09:08 PM	#19
jr-41ford Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pasco, Washington (USA) Posts: 241	Re: The Death Wobble Sounds very much like "bump steer" I had on my 1941 Ford. The entire front end, drop axle, spindles, etc were brand new. Everytime I would go over a bump, railroad tracks, man hole cover, etc, it would cause the front end to shimmy. After my friend that owns a front end alignment shop checked it, told me I needed to put a panhard bar on the front. I ordered a panhard bar from Speedway Motors, installed it and the "bump steer" went away. I've never seen a panhard bar on or heard of anyone putting one on a Model A, has anyone installed one on a Model A?