Do I need a adj panhard bar? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

5150 · 08-13-2004, 01:12 PM

I'm installing 4 inch drop rear coils in my 70. I'm definitely going to put a shock relocator kit on it, but do I need the adjustable panhard bar?

Thanks,

Joe67 · 08-13-2004, 01:22 PM

Yes. It is recommended by ECE to use it with a 4" or greater rear drop.

dubie · 08-13-2004, 01:36 PM

yes sir, from what I have heard, anything over a 3" drop requires and adjustable bar

**1970 CST Short Wide** · 08-13-2004, 02:54 PM

Put your springs in without it and measure for center on the rear-end.

You'll want it

MrGoodpliers · 08-13-2004, 02:57 PM

I have 4" drop springs too. What about getting some good measurements and shortening a stock panhard bar?

boraxman · 08-13-2004, 03:35 PM

Ive got at least a 4" drop in the rear and I still have the stock bar. It looks centered. I do have a ECE one but it wont clear the tailpipe on the driver side due to the thicker diameter.

WRMZ71 · 08-13-2004, 03:51 PM

could this be why when i dropped my truck 3 up front and 5 in the rear i have a tilt to the left in the rear? Thing seems to handle fine but i have that damn lean

sactoC10 · 08-13-2004, 03:57 PM

I have 4.5" of rear drop and have not yet put in an adjustable bar. Eventually I probably will, but it is not "off" enough to cause me any heartache at this point. Truck tracks straight and does not look cockeyed or crooked. Just my .02 worth.

Shortening a stock bar? Probably not worth the effort, since you'd want to get it so "right" and then you could eventually change your ride height and then it would be wrong again.

I thought the rule of thumb was that you don't want the bar to run "upward" at all. No? If it is, then you can be sure that your rear-end (your truck's I mean :p) is not moving up and down correctly.

ChevLoRay · 08-13-2004, 04:50 PM

I'm running 4-inches of drop in the rear, with the adjustable track bar. My rear end is centered, and the alignment is spot-on with factory specs (2.5 inch drop in front). I also have the rear shock relocator mounts and shorter shocks.

5150 · 08-13-2004, 05:30 PM

It sounds like I need to install the springs and then see if my panhard bar is going upwards. If I needed to buy one where's the best place?

thanks

**Tim Christian** · 08-13-2004, 09:48 PM

I have seen it both way we put a 5in drop under my sons trck and under a burb we are working on and did not need one then I have seen a 4in drop that does need one. We do keep them in stock. Tim

08-13-2004, 01:12 PM	#1
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	Do I need a adj panhard bar? I'm installing 4 inch drop rear coils in my 70. I'm definitely going to put a shock relocator kit on it, but do I need the adjustable panhard bar? Thanks, __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

08-13-2004, 01:22 PM	#2
Joe67 67 is sold Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 6,738	Yes. It is recommended by ECE to use it with a 4" or greater rear drop. __________________ Joe - Formerly 67c10step ------------------------------- 1967 Chevy Stepside - ECE 4/6, fuelcell, 5lug - SOLD gr8lakes - My ebay auctions Click here to order forum apparel :: Click here to become a subscribing member

08-13-2004, 01:36 PM	#3
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	yes sir, from what I have heard, anything over a 3" drop requires and adjustable bar __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

08-13-2004, 02:54 PM	#4
1970 CST Short Wide Senior Moment Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pittsburg Ca Posts: 4,079	Put your springs in without it and measure for center on the rear-end. You'll want it __________________ 1970 CST LS 1 6 speed Ford 9 inch Detroit Tru Track, Dakota Didgital, Vintage Air, QA1 Coil Overs Front & Rear Lots of FUN 2013 GMC PU, Oldest Son 71 GMC LWB. QA1 Suspension, Angry SB. Youngest Son 2019 GMC Diesil Dually. Youngest Son 2017 Toyota SUV Daughters car 2018 Traverse , Wife’s Ride Pittsburg Ca 94565

08-13-2004, 02:57 PM	#5
MrGoodpliers Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Gainesville, Georgia Posts: 704	I have 4" drop springs too. What about getting some good measurements and shortening a stock panhard bar? __________________ We made Oklahoma a little after 3, Randy & his brother Bob & my old GMC...

08-13-2004, 03:35 PM	#6
boraxman Keepin an eye out Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: So.Cal Posts: 3,921	Ive got at least a 4" drop in the rear and I still have the stock bar. It looks centered. I do have a ECE one but it wont clear the tailpipe on the driver side due to the thicker diameter. __________________ 1970 Chevy C10 SWB 5.3 1996 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 2007 Vespa GTS 250 Scooter ZIP 91351

08-13-2004, 03:51 PM	#7
WRMZ71 Cause the Chicks DIG IT!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beaufort SC Posts: 509	could this be why when i dropped my truck 3 up front and 5 in the rear i have a tilt to the left in the rear? Thing seems to handle fine but i have that damn lean

08-13-2004, 03:57 PM	#8
sactoC10 71 DELUX Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern CA / Sac Posts: 1,056	I have 4.5" of rear drop and have not yet put in an adjustable bar. Eventually I probably will, but it is not "off" enough to cause me any heartache at this point. Truck tracks straight and does not look cockeyed or crooked. Just my .02 worth. Shortening a stock bar? Probably not worth the effort, since you'd want to get it so "right" and then you could eventually change your ride height and then it would be wrong again. I thought the rule of thumb was that you don't want the bar to run "upward" at all. No? If it is, then you can be sure that your rear-end (your truck's I mean :p) is not moving up and down correctly. __________________ 5/4 drop LWB wood bed - 15x8 front 235/60 - 15x10 rear 295/50 2003 FORD Escape 1998 Honda VTR1000

08-13-2004, 04:50 PM	#9
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	I'm running 4-inches of drop in the rear, with the adjustable track bar. My rear end is centered, and the alignment is spot-on with factory specs (2.5 inch drop in front). I also have the rear shock relocator mounts and shorter shocks. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

08-13-2004, 05:30 PM	#10
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	It sounds like I need to install the springs and then see if my panhard bar is going upwards. If I needed to buy one where's the best place? thanks __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

08-13-2004, 09:48 PM	#11
Tim Christian Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: TN/VA Posts: 6,388	I have seen it both way we put a 5in drop under my sons trck and under a burb we are working on and did not need one then I have seen a 4in drop that does need one. We do keep them in stock. Tim



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