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*blackedoutharley* · 06-20-2011, 04:00 AM

When you say the rear end is out of alignment which measurement are you referring to?

If it is thrust angle an adjustable panhard bar will not cure this. Thrust angle is the relation to the rear end being square in the chassis front to rear.... one side being further forward of the other.

If it is offset to one side too much I don't know if an adjustable bar has enough adjustment to overcome this. My thought would be to look at the trailing arm bushings and make sure they or an arm isn't bad and causing the rearend to move over to one side. Or didn't the '63 use a different panhard bar than the truck your rearend came from? Maybe that is the issue.

06-20-2011, 04:00 AM	#5
blackedoutharley Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Plumas Lake, Ca. Posts: 1,009	Re: tracking bar When you say the rear end is out of alignment which measurement are you referring to? If it is thrust angle an adjustable panhard bar will not cure this. Thrust angle is the relation to the rear end being square in the chassis front to rear.... one side being further forward of the other. If it is offset to one side too much I don't know if an adjustable bar has enough adjustment to overcome this. My thought would be to look at the trailing arm bushings and make sure they or an arm isn't bad and causing the rearend to move over to one side. Or didn't the '63 use a different panhard bar than the truck your rearend came from? Maybe that is the issue.