MM panhard bar and torque arm
03-10-2008, 06:38 PM
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RE: MM panhard bar and torque arm
Hey. First off I can't say that I have this set up, but I have been in contact with the guys at Maximum Motorsports about it. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think you need the whole MM rear end kit or at least most of it including the subframe connectors? I think one of the only cons is that this set up is rediculessly expensive. Depending on how much hp and torque you're looking for here I don't really think that whole set up is nessessary for a street car unless your producing some serious hp. Give the guys at MM a call and talk to them about it. They called me right back and sent me pictures and set ups and aswered all my questions.
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03-10-2008, 06:54 PM
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RE: MM panhard bar and torque arm
oo i saw them ina package for under 800...and they have different kits for round and square subframe connectors...i didnt read nything about having to use there subframes... i just want to get rid of my upper control arms. right now im probably only at like 300. but im in the process of building a 351 n im aiming for 600 to the wheels...so i want something to hold up to it...
03-10-2008, 07:05 PM
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RE: MM panhard bar and torque arm
Yeah that kit should be perfect then. "An MM torque arm actually requires that you have sturdy subframe connectors installed on the vehicle. These are the mounting point for the torque arm crossmember." That in the quotations is what a guy from MM wrote to me with some pics and what not. You don't have to use there subframes by any means... but I think some packages just come withthem.
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03-10-2008, 07:17 PM
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RE: MM panhard bar and torque arm
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Hey. First off I can't say that I have this set up, but I have been in contact with the guys at Maximum Motorsports about it. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think you need the whole MM rear end kit or at least most of it including the subframe connectors? I think one of the only cons is that this set up is rediculessly expensive. Depending on how much hp and torque you're looking for here I don't really think that whole set up is nessessary for a street car unless your producing some serious hp. Give the guys at MM a call and talk to them about it. They called me right back and sent me pictures and set ups and aswered all my questions.
Chef
Hey. First off I can't say that I have this set up, but I have been in contact with the guys at Maximum Motorsports about it. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think you need the whole MM rear end kit or at least most of it including the subframe connectors? I think one of the only cons is that this set up is rediculessly expensive. Depending on how much hp and torque you're looking for here I don't really think that whole set up is nessessary for a street car unless your producing some serious hp. Give the guys at MM a call and talk to them about it. They called me right back and sent me pictures and set ups and aswered all my questions.
Chef
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03-10-2008, 07:26 PM
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RE: MM panhard bar and torque arm
mjr it looks like you are using the granatelli upper/lower contol arms too. i have both u/l but idk about puttin the uppers on. ive heard that its not wise to use them for street use? what do you think?
03-10-2008, 07:52 PM
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RE: MM panhard bar and torque arm
^^^yep I have the granatelli's..I's not a daily driver and I have roughly in the past year and a half with them on about 1500 miles and they have never given me a prob... they have greasable fittings.. so I don't see why it would be a prob... but more so I went with them ..cause they are tubular uppers.. and I needed the clearance for the tailpipes and extentions I made to the tailpipes over the housing so I could fit the panhard bar in place and still have exhaust clearance.. it was tight and took me 6 hrs to fab it all up and make it work correctly without hitting any part of the body or suspension
03-10-2008, 07:54 PM
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RE: MM panhard bar and torque arm
yeah i herd there is a lot of exhaust clearance problems when you match the heavy duty torque arm n panhard bar...im probbaly just going to by pipe from summit and make it myself after i put on the suspension stuff
03-10-2008, 08:01 PM
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RE: MM panhard bar and torque arm
^^^^^it's more so the brace that bolts on from side to side... the piece in my pic that has the sticker on it......what I had to do to get the proper clearance was lengthen the top of the tail pipe assembley that goes over the rear end... and having mac two piece tail pipe ball and socket set up helped by geing able to adjust angle of pipes... but also made it tough cause they are bulky too.. I'd reccommend a 1 piece tail pipe set up and hace some straight pipe for the mod... in the instructions it tells you flowmaster and dynomax are the only two exhaust systems that are suppose to work with no mods... I had MAC.....but my guess is any set up may need a little modding
......what I had to do to get the proper clearance was lengthen the top of the tail pipe assembley that goes over the rear end... and having mac two piece tail pipe ball and socket set up helped by geing able to adjust angle of pipes... but also made it tough cause they are bulky too.. I'd reccommend a 1 piece tail pipe set up and hace some straight pipe for the mod... in the instructions it tells you flowmaster and dynomax are the only two exhaust systems that are suppose to work with no mods... I had MAC.....but my guess is any set up may need a little modding
