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Old 10-21-2010, 01:10 AM
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Default panhard vs wattlink vs wishbone?

Hey all!

First,have to apologize my english.

I'm new in here on this forum.

I'm not new in fabricating cars and chassis.

Here I've been watching car porn at project update almost year now and now I have to ask this:

Without putting anyone or they skills down

I am blown away with stuff seen in here.

Why do guy's built they rear ends with panhard and wattlinks

when there is much easyer and stronger way to do it with wishbone like in a drag chassis?

I know that panhard is not possible to make accurate if you have lot vertical axle travel like in 4-link.

It'll allow sideway axle movement and you have to make horrible brakets to your frame and axle.

When the wattlink is accurate but involves more fab than wishbone. And you have again those bracket...

I've know Wattlink from group II rallycars in Europe into '70 and '80.

It is excellent system but it is so much fabrication and it is not pretty (Read: simple design)

You can built wishbone anywhere around your rearend. Only that it's have to be along your chassis, not sideways like panhard.

And when you get it right, it stay's right regardless how much suspension travel you have.

I use to run with panhard on my blown pro street/touring Swinger, used 4 link,panhard and 30x13.5" Mickey rad Et's.

Had many problems with panhard, then I chance it to wishbone, had none sence and have to say that I really did drive it,

a lot, I did make trips to foreign countrys and so on.

Last edited by SuperB70; 10-21-2010 at 01:14 AM. Reason: misspeling
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