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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 11:16 AM
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Wondering, I know they were made to make handling better, but do they help with traction/getting the power to the ground?:
-HD Rear Sway Bar
-Tubular Panhard bar/rod
-Panhard rod support bar
Thanks ahead! I can't seem to find the answers anywhere for this.
Old Nov 21, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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Also forgot, can someone give me a good estimate of how much a mechanic will charge for installing a panhard rod/bar(hrs too)? I here people installing them all the time inavariety ofhrs, but no one says how long it would take a mechanic to do.
Old Nov 21, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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No there will be no help at all you might just want to give this up seeing as you need to ask the same question over and over and over again.....
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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this is a different question though and I really can't find the answer after 10 min of searching google and this site.
Old Nov 21, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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hey rmays06, he's a habitual poster.... sometimes its uncontrollable. but good luck with your search anyways steely.
Old Nov 21, 2007 | 12:40 PM
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He must be a habitual poster because Im sure he doesnt have traction problems with T-loc, Rear UCA and LCA's, and a auto on top of that! Ofcourse im sure he is asking so he will know what to get with that intercooled supercharger, head job, cam, or turbo, or the GT 5 speed, or the 5.0 build project, whatever the flavor of the day is.
Old Nov 21, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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ORIGINAL: SteelStang05

Wondering, I know they were made to make handling better, but do they help with traction/getting the power to the ground?:
-HD Rear Sway Bar
AROUND CORNERS ONLY
and only if matched to a HD front sway bar
-Tubular Panhard bar/rod
AROUND CORNERS ONLY
no if its lighter than the OEM lead filled stock panhard
-Panhard rod support bar
AROUND CORNERS ONLY
and then only somewhat
Thanks ahead! I can't seem to find the answers anywhere for this.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 08:40 AM
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You know, the answers ARE on the net. In fact I'll even give you a freebie.
http://www.carbibles.com/suspension_bible.html
Another thing, people spend years learning how this stuff works, they are not just going to give their hard-earned knowledge to some kid who won't take the initiave to do a little learning on his own. Now I know it will take a few days to read through and understand the material, but there are no simple, quick, cut-and-dryanswers to your daily inane questions. You're worse than my patients who come in, ask why they're sick, then they don't listen, and they justgoand make theirown mind up anyways. If you're such a master of supra tech advice, you should know this stuff anyways.
Old Nov 22, 2007 | 09:30 AM
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Well on street tires (pneros), I had just LCA's, and back then, a tlok, panhard bar and brace...though the panhard bar and brace didn't do squat for traction, but the LCA's did. I was able to cut a 2.0x 60ft and get a mid 13 second run on the 100 shot of nitrous with no wheel hop.

So based on your mod list, you should be fine. You got two posts going with overlapting material. But why don't you just start with some higher quality, and wider tires. Makes a world of difference. The stock BFG's suck! I would try 275's all the way around, that will help the car stick to the ground.

What application is this for, street, track or autox.
Old Nov 22, 2007 | 09:37 AM
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are there any statistics on this site for percentage of total posts for a user that started a new thread? just curious



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