Hey guys,

I have never driven a car with a panhard bar before, until we got this late model.

Where does the bar work at? In, center, off? A combination? It is attached in the front on the left axle tube and the frame on the right.

How much is a normal panhard bar adjustment?

Any comments or tips would be useful!

Thanks,
Kyle

Call your chassis manufacture and ask them what they recommend for the type of racing you are doing. When you call, have the chassis # and or year info. Every chassis is different.

Kyle,

Here is an article that explains a lot....
http://www.afcoracing.com/tech_pages/panhard.shtml

We did a lot of testing with panhard bar and upper link positions in our superlate several years ago. Although the article mentions a front bar works better on tight conditions, I was told by our driver it is mainly a driver preference thing. We got just about exactly the same times between a front and rear mounted bar, when tested on the same car, the same day. Some cars seem to like a lot of split and some don't. For example, our Port City car seemed to go fastest with between 2-1/2 to 3" of split and the Howe cars seem to be better with a max of 1". That also has a lot to do with your spring and roll rates....

Basically, you need to experiment with what you like best. If you have a Howe car, just talk to one of the tech's and they'll give you a good starting point and also tell you where to go. But, you'll need to move it around during practice just to see how it feels when you make a change. It is much easier to adjust than that 4 link and it is immediate gratification, or dis-satisfaction...

I know that isn't much to go on, but once you get it in the ballpark for your car, only small changes are necessary. It is one of those fine tuning things that is totally dependant on springs, shocks and driver feel....

RZ