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Steeda Adjustable Panhard Bar and Lateral Stiffener Bar installation (w/pics)

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Old 01-27-2008, 04:34 PM
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I have the same setup. Except my has a golden color coating.
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i'm reading this thread and looking at my haynes manual getting ready to tackle this and even the pic in the haynes manual shows the rod to body bolt is reversed like bill mentioned. i can't wait to see what i find thanks again bill!
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just to clarify, i can do the panhard by rolling it up on ramps but for the lca's i can't? thanks again.
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very nice and detailed write up!
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Old 09-07-2008, 09:10 AM
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that went smooth. my driveway goes down hill so i rolled the car until the back wheels were at the edge of the garage. it gave me enough room. amazingly, the body to panhard bolt was oriented the correct way!
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thanks for the write up bill! did this today with the steeda panhard bar and brace, the exact ones u installed actually since i bought them from leo. besides my dad catching the stock panhard bar with his forehead lol everything went exactly as planned.
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I know what the adjustable panhard does.

I'm not familiar with that lateral stiffener. Why does the lateral stiffener need to be replaced with the panhard?
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its not mandatory, it just adds to chassis stiffness. plus its easy to do since u already have the stock panhard bar out
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Tacobill, terrific pictures and documentation. Say, do you remember the wrench sizes required for the jam nuts and the bar itself?

Thanks, Scott
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Originally Posted by TacoBill
1. Yes, just going by what the Factory Service Manual calls it.

2. The included Steeda instructions has you set the pandhard bar the same way, by using the rear fender to wheel/tire via string method.

Most people (if not all) add an adjustable panard bar to correct the visual shifting of the rear axle (in relation to the fender lip)when running wider tires and/or lowering it.
Great installation Bill
For a 2011 Mustang GT Brembo (Koni & 1" lowering springs) which adjustable panhard bar do you recommend Steeda or J&M?, the car is a daily driver with ocassional track.
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