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Originally Posted by tdave00
Please don't take this the wrong way. I am just trying to learn. All I am trying to do is keep the axle from moving from left to right, so why would I need a bushing or heim type attachment where the stock trailing arms meet the axle? I understand what you are saying about the trailing arms having no pivot point, but this is how they function with a panhard bar. Correct? I agree with your statement that that is how it should be done because of binding, pinion angle, etc. I just don't wanna get crazy with this. I want something to replace the panhard bar.
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Yes, that is how they function with a
Panhard bar... The stock trailing arms don't "fight" with the Panhard bar. If you tried to use "upper" bars (like in a 4-link) they would cause a bind because they would travel in a different path. This different path cannot follow the arc of the original trailing arms unless it had a way to "adjust" its length to match...and if it did "slip", the centering effect that you are trying to achieve is lost.
The simplest way to attain this goal is a "Sliding Wishbone". It will keep the axle centered and not fight with the stock trailing arms. It
can adjust it's length to compensate.