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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 04:01 PM
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Did anybody see thay quadratec is making these now?
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 05:31 PM
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I havent seen one. Im not really sure what that is even. How does it work?
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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What would be the point of this? The purpose of a Panhard rod is to keep the axle from shifting side-to-side - if the Panhard is allowed to telescope, it don't do nothing and may as well not be there in the first place (which becomes dangerous, because your front axle would then be free to move back and forth a few inches, and handling would go stupid on you. Coil springs don't locate an axle laterally like leaf springs used to...)
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 07:02 PM
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its not for cherokees. its for leaf sprung front ends that dont exactly need a trackbar. like yjs.
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 04:53 AM
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What would be the point of this? The purpose of a Panhard rod is to keep the axle from shifting side-to-side - if the Panhard is allowed to telescope, it don't do nothing and may as well not be there in the first place (which becomes dangerous, because your front axle would then be free to move back and forth a few inches, and handling would go stupid on you. Coil springs don't locate an axle laterally like leaf springs used to...)
Pretty sure i read that it was designed where you could lock it at a set length for road driving but unlock for the trails.

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its not for cherokees. its for leaf sprung front ends that dont exactly need a trackbar. like yjs.
Ya i seen that. Just wondered if anybody had any experience with it uet.
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 10:37 AM
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it wouldnt work on a cherokee. so nobody here has tried it.
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 02:53 PM
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JKS has had one for a while.
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ktmracer419
it wouldnt work on a cherokee. so nobody here has tried it.
I'm sure someone has a yj...
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 05:31 PM
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i see it as a gimmick product. every yj owner i know just did away with the trackbar. not really needed with leaf springs and severely hurts flex with longer travel leaf setups
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