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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-10-2018, 05:32 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 18,574
Posted By pooch
Re: Rear Panhard Bar ?

The thing about this accessory panhard bar, is if it breaks , the car will only revert to what it was before.

If it bends it would just pull the diff sideways a bit, no big drama.

3/4 inch dia...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-09-2018, 01:06 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 18,574
Posted By pooch
Re: Rear Panhard Bar ?

Looks like a nice accessory.

To the average A driver it would certainly improve the feeling of rocking sideways on the shackles.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-05-2018, 04:50 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 18,574
Posted By pooch
Re: Rear Panhard Bar ?

You could easily design a watts linkage attached to the diff and both side rails and in front of the diff out of sight.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-17-2018, 01:29 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 18,574
Posted By pooch
Re: Rear Panhard Bar ?

Save yer breath, some here don't care about the engineering factor.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-16-2018, 02:56 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 18,574
Posted By pooch
Re: Rear Panhard Bar ?

The bar shown to a Model Purist/restorer who only wishes to improve his old jalopy a bit and be reversible is quite OK.

A panhard bar does not control roll, but to a Model A ...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-15-2018, 09:20 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 18,574
Posted By pooch
Re: Rear Panhard Bar ?

So it is only a half panhard bar.

Not as good as a long one but better than nothing.

I sometimes wondered if the side it was anchored to chassis mattered re RHD and LHD cars. .

The RHD OZ...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-15-2018, 07:12 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 18,574
Posted By pooch
Re: Rear Panhard Bar ?

Same here, Y Blockheads album and pic are dead to me too.

Maybe it is this new server Ryan has, has stuffed things up?
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-15-2018, 04:43 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 18,574
Posted By pooch
Re: Rear Panhard Bar ?

Dunno about the aftermarket Model A panhard bars, but as to a general bar, the longer the betterr so to minimise arc length change movement.

And the bar should be up hill to chassis a...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-15-2018, 12:35 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 18,574
Posted By pooch
Re: Rear Panhard Bar ?

Not really, more like the body/chassis/spring can rock side to side on the backend.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-14-2018, 12:53 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 18,574
Posted By pooch
Re: Rear Panhard Bar ?

Yes, if the panhard bar is setuo perfectly, it will stop bump steer.

But I think when Henry first added the panhard bar when cross steer arrived, he was adding it to stop the drag link...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-13-2018, 03:45 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 18,574
Posted By pooch
Re: Rear Panhard Bar ?

As long as you realise a panhard bar cures wallowing , NOT roll as has been suggested here.

A sway bar is for roll.
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