Fitting a Panhard Rod to a 4/4

The rear suspension of this 4/4 was transformed by adding a Panhard Rod. The Rod is designed to stop lateral movement of the rear axle. This 4/4 already had the Koni telescopic shock absorber conversion but the Panhard Rod removed that clatter you get when crossing pot holes and if the back end does skip on a bump while cornering, it now settles straight back down on the road.

After a number of years, there was a failure in the cross-brace where the box section joins to the mounting plate. This was remedied by adding a reinforcing plate to each end.



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The completed installation. The two chassis rails are connected by the black box section, between the fuel tank and the rear axle (underneath the handbrake rods).



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The silver rod is rose jointed to the chassis brace, at one end



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The other end of the rod is rose jointed to a plate that is clamped to the rear, leaf spring.



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Mounting plate after being reinforced.



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Mounting plate after being reinforced.


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