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Originally Posted by ScotI
Please educate the rest of us "not in the know".
I always understood the Panhard bar should be level (@ ride height) & @ axle C/L or slightly below on a street car (track only might be different).
What's the problem here?
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The panhard bar is an excellent tuning tool. Adjusting its location in relation to both the chassis and the rear axle has a direct impact on roll center and can be used to help with grip. If you have adjustability in its mounting points you can tune that rear roll center and make huge improvements in handling.
Ron Sutton has a class that he puts on that was the first real suspension design class I took, he is much better at explaining it than I will ever be.
Flat at ride height is one equation that is taken into account and probably works ok for street cars, but overall height of the panhard bar, from the ground at ride height and being able to go up or down on both ends is huge.
Dropping the axle side of the panhard bar on my F100 made a huge difference and I should know better.
Take a read through this, its an amazing intro to handling.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=42568
Sean