What about where the torque arm mounts? Doesn't the H-Pipe have to modified? >From: Bill Kaiser/APEX Motorsports <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Maximum Motorsports or Griggs Panhard Bar >Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 09:58:27 -0700 > > >The Maximum Motorsports unit is bolted in, while the Griggs unit would > >appear to be a weld in unit. Is this correct? >--Yes, the Griggs unit is welded in. However, you shouldn't install a >Panhard bar without doing something with the upper arms, i.e. removing >them. Basically, you have two different suspension pieces fighting with >each other to control lateral movement of the body over the axle. The >upper arms move in different arcs than the Panhard bar. While the car will >feel stable at low to moderate speeds, when you start pushing the car hard, >you'll realize its weakness. That fighting will produce snap oversteer at >a lower limit. >Adding a TorqueArm with the Panhard bar is the only way to remove those >upper arms, allowing the Panhard bar to do what it's designed to do. Also, >the Kenny Brown Panhard bar _will_ break if you remove the upper arms. >It's _very_ flimsy and will fold up like a pretzel. Try driving your car >up onto a lift, and hang from the Panhard bar. Ta da! Watch it flex! The >Griggs and the Maximum Motorsports bars are the only ones strong enough to >control the lateral movements with no upper arms. > > >One other item, I have the stock exhaust system and don't really want to >change it. >--With the stock exhaust, you only have to dimple the passenger side pipe a >tad to clear the Panhard bar bracket. Sometimes, we don't even have to. > >Bill Kaiser >APEX Motorsports, Santa Clara, CA >www.apexmotorsports.net >4.6, 5.0, and 5.8 Liter Late Model Mustang Performance Specialists >(408) 562-1000, Hours: Tues-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 8am-4pm >Griggs Racing Products, Official Vortech Supercharger Distributor, Ford >Motorsport, Edelbrock, Baer Racing, Bassani exhausts, Hawk brake pads, and >more >_________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe or change your subscription options visit: > >http://www.scoa.org/maillist.htm > >Please observe the mailing list rules: > >http://www.scoa.org/listrules.htm > >If you have questions about this list, contact: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com _________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe or change your subscription options visit: http://www.scoa.org/maillist.htm Please observe the mailing list rules: http://www.scoa.org/listrules.htm If you have questions about this list, contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
