questions about the 3/5 drop I just did....

[no1udknow]

So, yesterday I installed 5" cpp drop springs on the back of the thrasher, and I cut 2 coils out of the front (temporary till I can afford drop springs).

First question, why do I need an adjustable panhard bar? I took rigorous measurements yesterday with the stock panhard bar installed, and my axle is maybe 1/8" off of center and I imagine that has nothing to do with the panhard,

secondly, the panhard is nearly parallel to the axle which means it is almost at the apex of it's throw, so at that angle, the axle should experience the least bit of side to side movement. The panhard is not angled upwards as suggested by many threads and distributors notes I read.

The rear shocks are currently still mounted in front of the axle and I am making mounts to change the angle, but I was looking at the stock lower mounts and I was wondering, why couln't I turn them around swap them and mount the shocks behind the axle? wouldn't this give the shocks more leverage on the trailing arms? then I could simply build upper mounts and set the shock angle I want.

on to the front....

When I cut my springs and re installed them, they were basically loose in the control arms until I put pressure on the suspension. I was worried they would either jump out of the seat, or move around in there if too much load came off the tires (not that I plan to jump the truck, but stranger things have happened) so I put them under load, made sure they were seated top and bottom, and then tack welded the spring to the lower arm in a few spots so if the weight came off, like I jacked up the truck or something, they would line back up when they sat back down. does anyone else have an alternative solution for this problem?

Thanks in advance