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vibration from lower control arms and panhard bar???
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vibration from lower control arms and panhard bar???
I have heard of people putting the adjustable stuff on and having a little trouble getting the vibs out but what about the non-adjustable. I have ridden with several people that have made the change but I have never noticed any different vibrations than the usual with say like poly bushings.
I have a friend who was told not to do the switch with his (dare I say) mach 1 mustang, because the vibrations were really bad.
I mentioned that I have never heard of anyone that set up the adjustables properly having problems nor the non adjustable having problems.
I have however heard that getting the adjustables properly setup can be a pain but that once the geometry was correct then there were no problems with them vibrating.
What I am looking for is for those of you who have done either of these to let me know your experience and what you think of your setup.
I have a friend who was told not to do the switch with his (dare I say) mach 1 mustang, because the vibrations were really bad.
I mentioned that I have never heard of anyone that set up the adjustables properly having problems nor the non adjustable having problems.
I have however heard that getting the adjustables properly setup can be a pain but that once the geometry was correct then there were no problems with them vibrating.
What I am looking for is for those of you who have done either of these to let me know your experience and what you think of your setup.
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hosspwr94:
Since you mention panhard bar I assume you mean the trailing arms or truck arms. I've had no vibrations and the handling and especially predictability are an improvement over the factory 1LE hardware. In the future I will probably try the UMI single adjustible spherical joint arms to see if all the thousands of words posted on the forum trashing conventional poly-bushings have any merit. I think the "twisting" argument has legs but my experience is that the "poly-bushings hurt handling" idea is wrong.
Since you mention panhard bar I assume you mean the trailing arms or truck arms. I've had no vibrations and the handling and especially predictability are an improvement over the factory 1LE hardware. In the future I will probably try the UMI single adjustible spherical joint arms to see if all the thousands of words posted on the forum trashing conventional poly-bushings have any merit. I think the "twisting" argument has legs but my experience is that the "poly-bushings hurt handling" idea is wrong.
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don't think have ever heard the terms your using! The panhard bar would be the bar that has the two point connection between the axle and the frame behind the gas tank, Not the stabilizer bar that has the 4 points of connection between the frame and axle.
hosspwr94:
Since you mention panhard bar I assume you mean the trailing arms or truck arms. I've had no vibrations and the handling and especially predictability are an improvement over the factory 1LE hardware. In the future I will probably try the UMI single adjustible spherical joint arms to see if all the thousands of words posted on the forum trashing conventional poly-bushings have any merit. I think the "twisting" argument has legs but my experience is that the "poly-bushings hurt handling" idea is wrong.
Since you mention panhard bar I assume you mean the trailing arms or truck arms. I've had no vibrations and the handling and especially predictability are an improvement over the factory 1LE hardware. In the future I will probably try the UMI single adjustible spherical joint arms to see if all the thousands of words posted on the forum trashing conventional poly-bushings have any merit. I think the "twisting" argument has legs but my experience is that the "poly-bushings hurt handling" idea is wrong.
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I have an adjustable PHR, and have no problems with it. The thing about poly bushings is they give less than the stock rubber ones, so more road noise and vibration is transmitted through them, but it's still not much.
And the only problem with adjustable is the lock nuts backing off, which can be solved with loctite on the threads. The obvious advantage of adjustable over non-adjustable is that they are more flexible to changes in your suspension setup.
And the only problem with adjustable is the lock nuts backing off, which can be solved with loctite on the threads. The obvious advantage of adjustable over non-adjustable is that they are more flexible to changes in your suspension setup.
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I told him that poly bushings will give a little more vibration throught the car but nothing thats real bad like he was told.
Thanks for all the ifo guys keep it coming.
Thanks for all the ifo guys keep it coming.
I have an adjustable PHR, and have no problems with it. The thing about poly bushings is they give less than the stock rubber ones, so more road noise and vibration is transmitted through them, but it's still not much.
And the only problem with adjustable is the lock nuts backing off, which can be solved with loctite on the threads. The obvious advantage of adjustable over non-adjustable is that they are more flexible to changes in your suspension setup.
And the only problem with adjustable is the lock nuts backing off, which can be solved with loctite on the threads. The obvious advantage of adjustable over non-adjustable is that they are more flexible to changes in your suspension setup.
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