panhard rod

[vkhawkey]

i was wondering if anyone had made an adjustable panhard rod out of a stock 1. what is the best way of goin about it, preferably without using a left hand thread

[Dose Pipe]

buy one .

[hakhawk]

makeit off car adjustable. get a nice big chunky bolt or length of thread and 3 or 4 nuts. cut panhard rod in half or offset, either way doesnt really matter. weld bolt head or a nut to one end, and a nut to the other end. then use the spare nuts to lock rod into position, bolt to car.

but id just buy one, much easier, and less worry of it breaking. you can also then buy a oncar adjustable one, which is a piece of cake to adjust.

[synoptica]

Dude they're under $100... just buy one!

[vkhawkey]

i made it today at work. cut it at 1 end, turned a bit off the head of a bolt to make it a press fit inthe pipe, then welded it. welded a nut to the other side. $100 saved. btw, inquired at pedders, they were $200. expensive pipe

[DANNY8]

Could be more expensive if u have a crash and the insurance company find out

[vkhawkey]

yeh didnt think of that. but it was on the car like that when i bought it. and with that pedders suspension sticker n red paint on it, how was i to know. i no nothin about cars. it goes for a blue slip in a couple of weeks, if it passes that, i should be fine?

[hakhawk]

pedders ones will come with a warranty, they will also have a bend to add clearance for exhaust pipe, and theyre "professionally" welded. they should also use a turnbuckle to make it oncar adjustable. did you think to try ebay? i got a superpro one for about $100

[vkhawkey]

na didnt think of ebay, what if your cars been lowered n you dont have an adjustable panhard rod? will the void your warranty?

[vkhawkey]

*insurance, not warranty

[Dose Pipe]

warranty on a vk? they didnt even do that from factory because they knew it was a dud

[VT-565]

I know there is a company that makes weld in left hand/right hand turnbuckles. Cannot remember their name, but it was a good looking piece.

[VH commodore]

i was going to get a pan hard rod for my vh but i measured the gap between the wheels and the guard and there is a 1 or 2mm difference... dont know how this could be so little as it is slammed lower than most... maybe cuz its so low the where the rod attaches to the diff might be higher than the body attachment?? only explanation i can think off? o wells im not going to bother getting 1 now

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Push the back of the car sideways and see if it moves on the panhard rod bushes. Could be that the bushes are flogged out and it is sitting one way more than the other.