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Old 10-03-2016, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by rbgray1 View Post

Does a 4 trailing arm setup benefit from a panhard bar?
That all depends on how the upper control arms are positioned.

If the upper arms are positioned parallel (or near parallel) to the lower arms, then a panhard bar will definitely help with lateral positioning in a solid rear axle car.

But, if the upper control arms are angled in, so that they converge near the center point of the rear axle (forming a triangle), then the control arms themselves serve to keep the axle located laterally, and a panhard bar would be redundant.
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