64 Panhard Bar Question

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My 64 C10 has an axle from a later truck (I think 65).



Apart from a 64 Pb being too long, the frame bracket is also at the wong angle so simply fitting a 65 PB is not a good solution. The previous owner had fitted a 65 bar and bent one end to make it fit.



You can see from the picture how much the PB misses the bracket by.



My plan was to make a new bracket fitted further back on the frame and shorten the bar, however, I now plan to make a new bracket and mount it on the "outer" side of the frame, (and not shorten the PB) this will give me the longest possible bar.





Does anyone know why I shouldn't do this????

Any advice appreciated

Ian