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**itsmike2k** · 10-23-2025, 11:06 AM

What differential cover/panhard bar are people using? I have a big billet aluminum cover right now and the bar doesn't clear the cover. I started to make a new longer bar but without a bend the angle is too much for this cover. so I'm thinking about getting a new cover and would like to know what everyone has used..

brandnew72 · 10-24-2025, 05:40 AM

I have a stock differential cover on my 72 LWB and used an adjustable panhard bar from Performance Online. It clears the diff from the factory mount to the u-bolt bracket at all ride heights. Your panhard bar looks beefier than the POL one.

And this autospell check doesn't recognize panhard, it replaces it with panhandle. Smart phone they say.

**biketopia** · 10-24-2025, 02:51 PM

My Moser girdle cover seems to clear on mine. I have a no-limit engineering trailing arm and panhard setup with coil-overs, though. I forgot to take pics last week, I can get some in another week or so when I put the rear back under the truck.

HO455 · 10-24-2025, 03:03 PM

I would ditch the cover. Simplify the Panhard installation and provide better oil splash to the pinon bearings with a factory cover. Here's Gale Banks explaining the problem with aftermarket covers.

https://youtu.be/9-yG3D3JBRs?si=v2AhcWvGkUPELQNt

**itsmike2k** · 10-25-2025, 12:21 PM

Thanks for the responses, I guess I'll go back with a stock style cover. Any suggestions on manufacture?

@ho455 thanks for the Video link!! it was very informative.

ivory68 · 10-25-2025, 02:58 PM

I have a stock Dana 60 diff cover, but I installed a CPP track bar kit with the curve to clear diff covers. Plently of clearance for much deeper covers. Classic Performance (CPP) CP32021B.

**PbFut** · 10-25-2025, 04:29 PM

I read a while back that many aftermarket covers perform poorly overall because they are not correctly engineered to control the splash back onto the gear set. May or may not be the case but it is a secondary reason to go back to stock cover.

HO455 · 10-25-2025, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by itsmike2k

Thanks for the responses, I guess I'll go back with a stock style cover. Any suggestions on manufacture?

@ho455 thanks for the Video link!! it was very informative.

You're welcome, sir! Good luck with the project.

HO455 · 10-25-2025, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PbFut

I read a while back that many aftermarket covers perform poorly overall because they are not correctly engineered to control the splash back onto the gear set. May or may not be the case but it is a secondary reason to go back to stock cover.

Watch the video link in post 4 for the low down on aftermarket covers.

10-23-2025, 11:06 AM	#1
itsmike2k Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Vegas Posts: 241	Panhard and pumpkin cover What differential cover/panhard bar are people using? I have a big billet aluminum cover right now and the bar doesn't clear the cover. I started to make a new longer bar but without a bend the angle is too much for this cover. so I'm thinking about getting a new cover and would like to know what everyone has used.. Attached Images __________________ Mike 1972 GEN V LT1/10L90E Short Bed ART Front and Rear Strong Arms http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...50#post2151750

10-24-2025, 05:40 AM	#2
brandnew72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2024 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 53	Re: Panhard and pumpkin cover I have a stock differential cover on my 72 LWB and used an adjustable panhard bar from Performance Online. It clears the diff from the factory mount to the u-bolt bracket at all ride heights. Your panhard bar looks beefier than the POL one. And this autospell check doesn't recognize panhard, it replaces it with panhandle. Smart phone they say.

10-24-2025, 02:51 PM	#3
biketopia Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Warrenton VA Posts: 1,211	Re: Panhard and pumpkin cover My Moser girdle cover seems to clear on mine. I have a no-limit engineering trailing arm and panhard setup with coil-overs, though. I forgot to take pics last week, I can get some in another week or so when I put the rear back under the truck. __________________ 71 c-10 Long Bed, under the knife for a No Limit Engineering Wide Ride Chassis Pack and coil over static drop. 07 Silverado Classic 2wd 95 Camaro 427SBC/TH350

10-24-2025, 03:03 PM	#4
HO455 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 12,406	Re: Panhard and pumpkin cover I would ditch the cover. Simplify the Panhard installation and provide better oil splash to the pinon bearings with a factory cover. Here's Gale Banks explaining the problem with aftermarket covers. https://youtu.be/9-yG3D3JBRs?si=v2AhcWvGkUPELQNt __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

10-25-2025, 12:21 PM	#5
itsmike2k Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Vegas Posts: 241	Re: Panhard and pumpkin cover Thanks for the responses, I guess I'll go back with a stock style cover. Any suggestions on manufacture? @ho455 thanks for the Video link!! it was very informative. __________________ Mike 1972 GEN V LT1/10L90E Short Bed ART Front and Rear Strong Arms http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...50#post2151750

10-25-2025, 02:58 PM	#6
ivory68 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 30	Re: Panhard and pumpkin cover I have a stock Dana 60 diff cover, but I installed a CPP track bar kit with the curve to clear diff covers. Plently of clearance for much deeper covers. Classic Performance (CPP) CP32021B. Attached Images

10-25-2025, 04:29 PM	#7
PbFut Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: Ca Posts: 1,024	Re: Panhard and pumpkin cover I read a while back that many aftermarket covers perform poorly overall because they are not correctly engineered to control the splash back onto the gear set. May or may not be the case but it is a secondary reason to go back to stock cover.



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