Maximum Motorsports Rear Panhard Bar

[tonywy]

Has anyone tried one of these? I was at a hill climb today and there was a fast Mustang there and I was checking out his suspension and saw this and thought is a great piece.

[weendoggy]

I have one on my 2002 GT and do a lot of open track with it. Plants the car well, but I also have Koni coil-overs on all 4 corners and tubular offset LCA's and K member. Spring choice is another item to consider.

[CraigS]

What type rear suspension do you have in your FFR now?

[tonywy]

I have a solid axle coil over 4 link 8.8. What I didn't realize yesterday was that the upper mounts on that bar attach to the rear subframe on the Mustang. I couldn't tell without crawling under the guys car. So I don't think this bar will work on a FFR. However I am surprised that a setup like this isn't available for a FFR , instead of going with the 3 link . The nice thing about this bar is that it doesn't change anything, it just plants the rear.

[weendoggy]

I have a solid axle coil over 4 link 8.8. What I didn't realize yesterday was that the upper mounts on that bar attach to the rear subframe on the Mustang. I couldn't tell without crawling under the guys car. So I don't think this bar will work on a FFR. However I am surprised that a setup like this isn't available for a FFR , instead of going with the 3 link . The nice thing about this bar is that it doesn't change anything, it just plants the rear.

This is true. Totally different than F5 setup. It will keep the axle planted a lot better under side load. You will still use the "stock" upper arms, or spherical bushing, if you use a poly bushing on your LCA. The problem I see is fitting this to a F5 chassis. I think you'll find it too wide, but you could design or modify one to fit. I can send you some pics of it mounted on my GT, not on my website yet.

[GoDadGo]

I have a solid axle coil over 4 link 8.8. What I didn't realize yesterday was that the upper mounts on that bar attach to the rear subframe on the Mustang. I couldn't tell without crawling under the guys car. So I don't think this bar will work on a FFR. However I am surprised that a setup like this isn't available for a FFR , instead of going with the 3 link . The nice thing about this bar is that it doesn't change anything, it just plants the rear.

Tony,

Are you talking about their "Torque Arm Suspension" for that series of Mustangs?
A friend of mine installed it on his 1995 GT and it made a huge difference in handling and tire plant.
Also, the 3-Link plants the tires nicely with No Tire Hop compared to the 4 link Mustang set up.
You'll see the stability of the 3-Link around 2:00 minutes into the attached video:
https://youtu.be/PCngiKoopkA

Steve

[Boydster]

I'm confused... F5 makes a nice panhard bar setup for the Roadster. http://www.factoryfiveparts.com/1318...ofit-assembly/. Every 3 link F5 roadster has one.
I'm guessing your talking about a Torque-Arm instead of a Panhard. One goes side-to-side, the other goes fore-and-aft. Panhard controls side-to-side axle movement, Torque Arm controls axle rotation due to torque. A Torque Arm still requires a Panhard bar, not not vice-versa.

I dont think there's enough room for a Torque Arm under a Roadster. And really, the single upper link does the same thing, just a bit differently.