Is it necessery to ....

[HottestZ28]

Is it necessery to install and ajustable panhard bar, when lowering your F-body.
Eibach sportline

95 Z28 LT1 vortech intake elbow, morosso CAI, TB bypass, MSD coil, wires, NGK plugs,PP3, Borla C/B,Lakewood LCA, Torq thrust II , 275/40/17 front 285/40/17 back

[PhantomZ28]

i dont think its nessary but it will help the handeling alot, but one think i know is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED are teh lower control arm relocation brackets for the rear tires

[fastTa]

An adjustable panhard rod is really a good idea. Being able to adjust the rod's length allows you to center the rear end. If your car is lowered or if you plan on lowering it, the rear end tends to shift over to the passenger's side of the car. So in this case an adjustable PHR would be very beneficial.

[AmericanZ28]

I know I had to adjust my rear end when I put the Eibach's on, but that was because I was getting major wheel rub due to the big wheels. If you have stock size wheels, that wont be a problem for you, but if you can have a centered rear end, why not get down there and give it a quick adjust?

[KnightFire]

9/10 times when you lower an F-body it changes the geometery of the rear. The adj. PHR will help you re-align it to center.
Definately worth the investment, especially if your lowering the car.




KnightFire

[Injuneer]

Just to keep things in perspective.... I did the math a l-o-n-g time ago, and as I recall dropping the body 1.25" causes the rear of the body to shift approx 1/10th inch toward the passenger side. It would probably pay to try and measure how well the body is spaced over the axle assembly before you lower it, so you can see whether it is "straight" to begin with, and how the lowering will affect that spacing.

I dropped the back end about 1", and it actually improved the centering. But later when I put the body back slightly above normal ride height with the Eibach Drag Launch springs, I had to recenter the body about 1/8" to keep 315/35 tires centered between the inner fenders and the fender lip, and avoid rubbing.