Adjustable panhard rods for 80 series

[hippy_]

Been looking into this for sometime now.

Whats a good brand to get??

And where/who sells that brand??

Or is this a good brand???............ http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =465825876

cheers

[rokhound]

But why? If you have lifted the truck, then make a new/alter the existing panhard to the correct length. Unless you are planing on changing the rig again, this seems like a lot of unecessary expense.

[mudlva]

But why? If you have lifted the truck, then make a new/alter the existing panhard to the correct length. Unless you are planing on changing the rig again, this seems like a lot of unecessary expense.

Would cutting and welding your panhard rod be legal on a road legel
Dont know so just asking

[hippy_]

But why? If you have lifted the truck, then make a new/alter the existing panhard to the correct length. Unless you are planing on changing the rig again, this seems like a lot of unecessary expense.

Would cutting and welding your panhard rod be legal on a road legel
Dont know so just asking

Totally unsure if that is legal, but Im sure it could be done.

Im unsure of what length the panhard rods should be for the lift I have. Also if and when I get to old to jump in it at its current height, I can drop it down and then just winded in the rods to suit. Saves having to cut and weld again etc......

Keep the idea's/opinions coming.

Cheers

[tallsam66]

Im assuming you have lifted your truck & thats why you need a longer panhard.
The best way to go is to lengthen mount so as to retain the factory geometry ,you want it to be almost parallel to the diff , this way it will handle better on & off road.Just making panhard longer means the back will tend to kind of kick out & wobble a little under cornering sometimes.

[hippy_]

Im assuming you have lifted your truck & thats why you need a longer panhard.
The best way to go is to lengthen mount so as to retain the factory geometry ,you want it to be almost parallel to the diff , this way it will handle better on & off road.Just making panhard longer means the back will tend to kind of kick out & wobble a little under cornering sometimes.

Hadnt thought of doing it that way....... Its got 100mm spring lift. Thanks for the idea.

[KIWI_TERRANO]

Or getting diff mount lifted helps it drive better to compared to lowering it on chassie is what ive been informed

[rokhound]

Do that on the rear axle though. If you alter the front panhard and not the drag link you will induce bump steer. The panhard and the draglink have to be in the same plane and of similar length to maintain steering geometry.

Rear end, no sweat.

[Bulletproof]

The panhard and the draglink have to be in the same plane and of similar length to maintain steering geometry.

Rokhound is right they must be on the same plane.

On my hilux I cut and joined a panhard rod to make it shorter. I found a solid rod that was a press fit to go inside the panhard rod across the join and then dowled both ends. The certifier was completely happy. It is better off tig welded rather than mig

Because you are lengthening the rod you would be better to join 2 rods rather than put a spacer in

Cheers Richard

[tallsam66]

I was only thinking of the rear end ...be very careful if you tweek the front end.

The panhard and the draglink have to be in the same plane and of similar length to maintain steering geometry.

Rokhound is right they must be on the same plane.

On my hilux I cut and joined a panhard rod to make it shorter. I found a solid rod that was a press fit to go inside the panhard rod across the join and then dowled both ends. The certifier was completely happy. It is better off tig welded rather than mig

Because you are lengthening the rod you would be better to join 2 rods rather than put a spacer in

Cheers Richard

[mudlva]

try ARB for an adjustable PH rod as altering mounts will take the arm out of palarrel with the steering link

something to thing about as when you do adjust the rod lenght ensure the the link arm is extended by the same amount and this can be found by the lenght difference from the standard PH rod .

if you dont you may find the steering box may start binding at full lock and this may cause earlier failure of the box itself and may even put undue stress onto the chassis mounts behind the sterring box creating spliting and cracking

worth a thought

[hippy_]

Now Im totally unsure of which direction to head........ Hahaha. All good tho.. Thanks for the thoughts and idea's. Now its thinking time......

[DEATH_INC]

We've supplied adjustable rods for one of these. I'll have to double check, pretty sure they were from nolathane.