MILLBRO
Well-known member
Here is a brief thread on how to buil up a panhard bar for your sammy to keep the axle under it and to aid in death wobble on the highway.
Here are all the parts I used. The total cost was around 75 bucks.
(2) 3/4" hiems
(4) suspension tabs
(4) misalighnment washers
(2) hiem bungs
3'- 1 1/4" chromoly tube
(2) 1/2" x 3" grade 8 bolts and nylock nuts
I'm using the driver side bumpstop mount to mount up the panhard to the "frame".
Using the bumpstop mount allowed for some extra length to the tube.
I'm using the u-bolt plate on the passenger side to mount the other end of the tube.
Next I dry fit the pieces to make sure it would all work and be in a straight line
Then I welded the tabs up to the driver side trying to get the front tab as close to the front of the sammy as possible. Here it is all painted up
Then I welded the passenger side tabs to the u-bolt plate making sure the bolt that is going to hold it all together will be able to come out when ubolt are installed
Then I took a measurement from hole to hole and deducted for the hiems and cut my tube. I made sure to cut the tube at a 45 degree angle to get as much weld surface as possible on the hiem bung. Welded the bungs in place and threaded in the hiems. Here it is all weded up. The actual tube came out to be about 28" long.
Misalighnment washers were added for a custom look and for proper clearance for the hiems. Pics of the bar all bolted up from the passenger side-
And on the driver side
then from the front. It is pretty close to matching the drag link as it should be.
On the road it is a dramatic difference and I have yet to see how it works off road but I will prabably try it this weekend.
I hope this will help everyone out there who are in the market for a panhard bar and are looking to save a little green and do a pretty fun project to their rig.
Here are all the parts I used. The total cost was around 75 bucks.
(2) 3/4" hiems
(4) suspension tabs
(4) misalighnment washers
(2) hiem bungs
3'- 1 1/4" chromoly tube
(2) 1/2" x 3" grade 8 bolts and nylock nuts
I'm using the driver side bumpstop mount to mount up the panhard to the "frame".
Using the bumpstop mount allowed for some extra length to the tube.
I'm using the u-bolt plate on the passenger side to mount the other end of the tube.
Next I dry fit the pieces to make sure it would all work and be in a straight line
Then I welded the tabs up to the driver side trying to get the front tab as close to the front of the sammy as possible. Here it is all painted up
Then I welded the passenger side tabs to the u-bolt plate making sure the bolt that is going to hold it all together will be able to come out when ubolt are installed
Then I took a measurement from hole to hole and deducted for the hiems and cut my tube. I made sure to cut the tube at a 45 degree angle to get as much weld surface as possible on the hiem bung. Welded the bungs in place and threaded in the hiems. Here it is all weded up. The actual tube came out to be about 28" long.
Misalighnment washers were added for a custom look and for proper clearance for the hiems. Pics of the bar all bolted up from the passenger side-
And on the driver side
then from the front. It is pretty close to matching the drag link as it should be.
On the road it is a dramatic difference and I have yet to see how it works off road but I will prabably try it this weekend.
I hope this will help everyone out there who are in the market for a panhard bar and are looking to save a little green and do a pretty fun project to their rig.
