Ebay panhard rods

[BigMav]

Has anyone got these panhard rods at all? If so are they any good? Seems like a pretty good price for the pair. I notice they are solid instead of hollow. Does that really offer any extra strength?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Nissan-Patrol-GQ-GU-adjustable-panhard-rod-pair-TUFF_W0QQitemZ270372497500QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Ca r_Parts_Accessories?hash=item270372497500&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318

[truckster]

They look ok, and come in Gal now.. could be worth the risk, but then what are whiteline, or superior ones worth?

from another thread in DYI section
hollow bar or tube with a decent wall section is stronger than solid rod due to the surface area.

[BigMav]

Yeah I thought that was the case with the solid bar thing. The superior rods are 275 each. So a fair bit of saving. I reckon the solid rods would be stronger than the standard ones but I guess its a risk of whether they are strong enough. I haven't bent my stock ones but they need to be longer.

[truckster]

cut the stock ones and weld in section to lengthen them, then sleeve it.

[SpiderM]

from another thread in DYI section
hollow bar or tube with a decent wall section is stronger than solid rod due to the surface area.[/quote]

Not quite right.....
In engineering terms, when a beam (in this case the rod) is put into bending (ie you land on it) the outer fibres are taking the majority of the load.
If the outer diameters where the same then the bar would be slightly stonger.
This would make the part very heavy though, so the fix is to increase the outer diameter of the tube to compensate. It also has the added advantage of weldability as the section of the tube would be similar to the section which holds your bushes.

[hj47/80series]

have a talk to the guy at big o 4x4 im sure he could do something like this !

[maxwell]

Hey guys

Has anyone got these on their truck,they look stronger than the factory ones but are they going to be too heavy, been a solid bar, in a way that they affect the steering etc?

But for the price its a faily good deal

Cheers

Phil

[roddo]

ive just bought a set of these and they should arrive any day now so when ive got them i will let you know. in saying that i know a guy who has been running them for a while now and has had no probs.

[maxwell]

alrite roddo

Cheers mate ill just go ahead and get them then, like i said before they have gotta be stronger than factory

Cheers

Phil

[roddo]

damn i wish i new before i paid for them could of saved on some freight. oh well

[Adoom]

superior now do fixed HD ones to suit different hieght lifts I got a set for my 3" lift and they are only $190 each for all sizes from memory. They are on there web site

[maxwell]

Yea i thinking the same thing roddo aww wel,if your going to be gettin anymore suspension links like control arms etc let me know and i mite be able to jump on the band wagon to help save postage costs.

Cheers

Phil

[roddo]

yeah no worries i think i got most of my stuff ordered now for the lift.
what size have you decided to go im guessing 3 or 4 due to getting the panhards?

[maxwell]

ha ha yea stil not set yet, springs and shocks are the last thing to get on my list so guess ill wait and c how yours turns out and go from there? but i'm leaning toward 4??

[roddo]

ok kewl no worries im hoping mine will be all on buy the end of next month.

[maxwell]

sounds good that will give me plenty of time to decide how high im going!!

[Turbo89GQ]

I got a set of these, great value and to me they look very strong! the weight of them doesn't seem to be an issue.

Cheers Den

[maxwell]

Hey Den thats good to hear,

For the price i think they are worth trying anyways

Cheers

Phil

[stalker]

I've had these for around 3 months I think they are great. No issues with steering etc. Had them checked out by a few different people and all seem really impressed with them. including the engineer building my rock slides etc. Great value for money.

[scottmeister]

They're good, had them on for a year or so. Come with crap urethane bushes- took them a while to go though; rear one is clapped out as of a week ago since my last off road excursion.

[maxwell]

Good to c a few boys have them on their truck and no1 has broke them yet, i can live with crap bushes just as long as the build quality is good which by the sounds of things they are!!!

Cheers

Phil