When I was removing my exhaust system, I removed the panhard rod brace to make things easier. Seemed fairly heavy. I have also been warned to notch the rear edge of the brace, above the preload bolts on the LPW cover on the 12-bolt, or if the car squats on launch, the brace is going to come down and hit the preload bolts. Appears this would be the case if the brace dropped about 2".

Anyone notched the brace to clear the rear cover?

Anyone removed the brace completely on a track-only car?

 

If you talking about the bar/brace above the panhard rod bar, yes mine is gone.

 

Does it do anything? Is it worth removing on a street car?

 

Mine is gone. On a street car I'd recommend keeping it. It's just one more brace to help keep everything aligned from cornering forces on the street.

On a drag car, get rid of it since the car is only going straight.

 

Mines been gone for years.

 

Is your car a street or strip car?

 

I guess it would be a good idea to keep it on a street car, at least if you plan on a lot of hard cornering. On a drag car, I would think side-to-side positioning of the body is still important, to keep the car pointed straight ahead. But I can't see the stock attachment point deflecting all that much with the up-and-down body movement being the main thing the panhard rod has to contend with.

Maybe a little sheet metal to box in the attachment point for the panhard rod, after the brace is removed. Seems like it is extremly heavy piece for what it does. Apparently no one who has removed it has seen any indication of anything bending without the brace????

I think its "gone".

THANKS!

 

I took mine off two years ago but I also installed an aftermarket PHB at that point. Everything under there looks okay.

 

I've removed mine. The car is a limited street car. The car weight is under 3000lbs with me in it. If it doesn't help me go faster in a straight line it gets tossed.

Kevin

 

Well mine use to be a street car, drove it for bout 2 years on the street without that brace, never had a problem, but never really thru the car into corners real hard, I wouldn't recommened removing it if you going auto x'ing.

 

Are you guys talking about the upper panhard bar???

Thats what I always called it. Is that the same thing as panhard bar brace??

 

Mine is gone ...needed the room for the wheeliebar brackets

 

Mine has been gone for about 3 years. Been driving on the street ever since with no problems. Of course, I don't throw the car into any hard corners either. Kind of pointless with Moroso skinnies on the front and no front anti-sway bar.

 

Yes... talking about the same thing. GM calls the panhard rod a "track bar" and the upper piece the "track bar brace". It can't move..... it is strictly structural reinforcement for the bracket the panhard rod bolts to on the body.

 

Ding Ding Ding!! I know someone else who did the same thing!