prothane spacers

[tom4bren]

So does anyone make an adjustable control arm for our trucks? A quick google search turned up nada.

The Calmini lift the PO put on mine had a panhard rod drop bracket. I assume that it came with the lift since I haven't seen it on anyone else's. I talked about getting Welder Guy to fab up copies but there didn't seem to be any interest. I think that would take care of the rear axle lateral shift that some people experienced with a lift (others did not). Certain other members indicated significant increase in bump steer after lifting and a panhard rod drop should help with that as well.

Just thinking outside the box.

Tom

[RamAirZ]

The Calmini lift the PO put on mine had a panhard rod drop bracket. I assume that it came with the lift since I haven't seen it on anyone else's. I talked about getting Welder Guy to fab up copies but there didn't seem to be any interest. I think that would take care of the rear axle lateral shift that some people experienced with a lift (others did not). Certain other members indicated significant increase in bump steer after lifting and a panhard rod drop should help with that as well.

Just thinking outside the box.

Tom

How would the panhard rod drop help with bump steer? The rear axle is solid? I didn't notice any side-to-side shift on mine but bringing the tires forward for sure, which only the rear control arms can fix, blah. Now lifting a bunch in the back that panhard bracket would help a bit for the side to side movement of the housing. I used this same setup on my torque-arm equipped Camaro's when you lower the suspension.

[tom4bren]

Right, the panhard drop would only help with the lateral shift, not the longitudinal. The idea of it helping with bump steer was at the same time we were discussing the lateral shift ... probably related.