Roush Panhard Rods
To provide greater rigidity, Roush has substantially redesigned its panhard Rods. This is recommended for use with either OEM steel or composite rear road springs with various benefits. They reduce lateral body movement over the rear axle and have the ability to align the rear axle for reduced thrust angle. Also, in many cases, the rear inner fender to tire clearance problems are resolved, therefore allowing the use of 15" road wheels and modern 195 X 60 X15 low profile performance tires. Prior to installation of the Roush panhard rod, you must make sure that the underside area, where the L/H abutment bracket is to be installed, is smooth enough for better surface to surface contact. It may be necessary to have a 38" round file on hand depending on the accuracy of the holes that you are about to drill. On the final assembly, the handbrake compensator should lie on the inside plane of the panhard rod. You must join the two tie wraps together around the handbrake inner cable and axle tube to prevent the probability of the inner handbrake cable hanging up on the L/H abutment bracket. You must also apply grease to the area where the handbrake outer cable contacts the differential. Following this, it is important that the operation must be carried out with the vehicle on level ground or on appropriate hoist. By rotating the aluminum axle pump, the panhard rod horizontal position can be achieved. Both the aluminum axle-clamp bracket and the L/H abutment bracket must have three vertical adjustment holes to establish the horizontal position of the panhard rod. Now, the position that you choose is basically dependent on the vehicle ride height. If the vehicle's ride height is too low, it maybe important to relieve the area of panhard rod to body contact with the prudent use of a large hammer. Note that a significant change in your vehicle ride height must be accompanied by the horizontal adjustment of the panhard rod.
