Which is better offset bushes or adjustable pan rod

I'd like to get the panhard rod but it's money I don't have so I was wondering if the offset bushes someone sells on here are just as good
 

frank

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bushes will correct 7mm of shift (14mm wheel tuck difference) and the axle shifts more to start with, then as the p/rod nears horizontal (60mm ish) it stops shifting and then shifts back the other way
 

frank

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So if I lower it quite a bit it'll sort it's self out
no, it hits the boot floor before it returns much, i,m just saying that the axle shifts a lot to begin with then shifts less and less, when the p/rod is near horizontal.
2 heavy adults in the back will drop the car 40mm anyway, so you will always suffer axle shift tbh
 
no, it hits the boot floor before it returns much, i,m just saying that the axle shifts a lot to begin with then shifts less and less, when the p/rod is near horizontal.
2 heavy adults in the back will drop the car 40mm anyway, so you will always suffer axle shift tbh
Pity about retiring Frank, but that gotta be done - enjoy it buddy - I do.:D
You're right on the heavy boys in the back, had a couple in mine Saturday going football, bottomed out on every little bump.
But then, they are 18 stone lumps - each :eek:
 
Hey Frank, can you put a picture up of one of your manifolds, I'll see if the local dockyard boys can make one.
They can do pretty much anything in the fabrication shop. ;)
 

frank

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Hey Frank, can you put a picture up of one of your manifolds, I'll see if the local dockyard boys can make one.
They can do pretty much anything in the fabrication shop. ;)
here,s the bushes and some mani,s davy, there should be plenty more mani pics on here tho

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frank

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somebody should make them again, i got through about 2.5m of 40mm nylon rod ( = about 60 bushes ?)
you could bush both ends if you wanted, but 7mm of shift was usually enough, and the o/s end of a rusted-on p/rod is usually the easiest to remove
 

h701micra

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somebody should make them again, i got through about 2.5m of 40mm nylon rod ( = about 60 bushes ?)
you could bush both ends if you wanted, but 7mm of shift was usually enough, and the o/s end of a rusted-on p/rod is usually the easiest to remove
I could make them Frank if you've a pattern piece? :)
I've a tonne of nylon leftover from dropping those bushes for polyurethane
 

h701micra

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yes position the hole fully to the left (usually) then use the nut to squeeze the 2 halves of the bush into place ah andy
Simple enough

Shame you've retired from it but it's well deserved

Off-topic I know
I'm about to build and oversized kart (side by side) so I may require your knowledge/opinion on parts
 
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