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^^LOL, i seen it too but i dont think its a red back. You gotta a awsome diff leak too.
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You talking about trailing arms i'm guessing? their main purpose is to stop forward and back movement of the diff if I'm correct.
the boxed ones are a nolathane replacment part, i have the in mine
they look tons stronger lol but dunno on actual improments, i got them for the pressed bushers and because i was running a spool setup
The upper control arms serve two functions on the live rear axle Commodores. The first is to prevent the rear axle assembly from attempting to twist forward under accelleration. The second is to prevent lateral (sideways) movement of the axle when under way. That's why the two upper arms are angled outwards and not parallel with the car. It's not a very effective way of locating the axle and when the bushes clap out, the axle can move heaps sideways. That's where the Panhard rod does its job.
Holdens from HQ had rear coils and no panhard rod. Their rear axles could get really loose with age.
The upper control arms serve two functions on the live rear axle Commodores. The first is to prevent the rear axle assembly from attempting to twist forward under accelleration.
The second is to prevent lateral (sideways) movement of the axle when under way. That's why the two upper arms are angled outwards and not parallel with the car. It's not a very effective way of locating the axle and when the bushes clap out, the axle can move heaps sideways. That's where the Panhard rod does its job.
Holdens from HQ had rear coils and no panhard rod. Their rear axles could get really loose with age.
The upper control arms serve two functions on the live rear axle Commodores. The first is to prevent the rear axle assembly from attempting to twist forward under accelleration.
The second is to prevent lateral (sideways) movement of the axle when under way. That's why the two upper arms are angled outwards and not parallel with the car. It's not a very effective way of locating the axle and when the bushes clap out, the axle can move heaps sideways. That's where the Panhard rod does its job.
Holdens from HQ had rear coils and no panhard rod. Their rear axles could get really loose with age.
Don't you mean the pinion will try and rotate upwards on acceleration?
Close, but no cigar.
WTF?
Did two different people type that?
A panhard rod is an acceptable method of diff housing location, IMO not as good as a watts link or a sliding wishbone, but it does its job.