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Old 04-15-2007, 02:09 PM
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Re: Aluminum Pan hard bar

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Those of you that are claiming to have bent PHB’s in normal driving or launching. Bullshit. They do flex which does affect your times (which is the reason that I recommend them as a first suspension mod for most cars, especially drag cars where you notice it more on the 1-2 shift), but by the time you put enough force into them to hurt them you’ll bend the body side mount before the bar. Those of you claiming that you’ve done it more then once… to be honest with you I don’t believe you, and if you have, you’ve either been hitting something with it or there is something else tweaked in your suspension causing it.
So is this my imagination then?


It isnt too difficult to bend them, but I think I backed over something to do this. Not sure though, could have been done before I bought the car. I had a really difficult time getting this out of the car too.
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Re: Aluminum Pan hard bar

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So is this my imagination then?
Like MARK said.. IF you hit it with something. anyways

Well said above Mark! Glad someone spend the time and typed it all out.
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Re: Aluminum Pan hard bar

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So is this my imagination then?
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It isnt too difficult to bend them, but I think I backed over something to do this. Not sure though, could have been done before I bought the car. I had a really difficult time getting this out of the car too.
Did you actually read the quote of mine that you quoted?

I’ll give you a hint… TPI383 did read it.
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Re: Aluminum Pan hard bar

I did, all I am saying is it isnt that difficult to bend them
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Re: Aluminum Pan hard bar

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I did, all I am saying is it isnt that difficult to bend them

It is under NORMAL conditions !! ANYTHING will bend/break if you hit something. Im sure you just didnt BUMP sosmethign for that to happen. Looks more like you smacked something hard enough you were prob like "HOLLY ****"
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You guys that have bent the factory panhard rods are missing the point as to why they bent.They all look old and rusty kind of and they all have that same upward kink bend in about the same places.They grounded out against the panhard bar BRACE because the car was either too old and weak suspension for the oposwer you were laying down or you had it lowered with the same weak suspension componants.They do not bend unless you hit something OR you hit THEM on something.
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