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Technical => Suspension/Steering => Topic started by: mark007 on December 18, 2008, 09:21:02 AM

Title: MM or Griggs panhard bar
Post by: mark007 on December 18, 2008, 09:21:02 AM
anyone here running one or ran one? id like to hear and see pics of the install, and how much difference if any it made to your ride. also were there any exhaust issues?

thanks in advance, Vic.
Title: MM or Griggs panhard bar
Post by: mark007 on December 21, 2008, 08:24:31 PM
come on no one has put one one their car?
Title: MM or Griggs panhard bar
Post by: dominator on December 21, 2008, 09:18:39 PM
Supposedly a panhardbar won't mount up underneith without some serious modification from what i've heard.
They will mount to a stang but birds/cougs and marks are different in that area from what i've heard.
Haven't tried though but just a warning that it may not work without welding up some kind of bracket.
Title: MM or Griggs panhard bar
Post by: Tbird232ci on December 22, 2008, 06:10:28 AM
I spoke with Jack Hidley from Maximum Motorsports about this. He said the panhard bar will fit, but the biggest issue is exhaust.

Quote from: Jack Hidley
The PHB itself will fit in the car correctly and clear the gas tank. The problem is that the T-Bird gas tank is larger and/or more forward than the Mustang gas tank. This doesn't leave room for the stock tailpipes. Most of our customers who have installed the PHB on a T-Bird just put dumps on the exhaust. We had one who used Mustang GT tailpipes and modified them to fit. However, I don't have pictures available.

I'm sure a good exhaust shop could make it fit. I would look over the PHB instructions on our website and take careful looks at the exhaust photos. You may also want to look at photos posted on the Corral. On a Mustang, the most important issue is that the tailpipe go over the axle, then once it is at its lowest point, turn towards the outside of the car. That is how Ford routes the exhaust. A lot of aftermarket companies make both direction changes at the same time, and that won't fit. I would recommend just getting a pair of Dynomax 2.25" tailpipes to start with. They have the correct factory routing.
Title: MM or Griggs panhard bar
Post by: mark007 on December 22, 2008, 10:01:59 AM
Quote from: Tbird232ci;248483
I spoke with Jack Hidley from Maximum Motorsports about this. He said the panhard bar will fit, but the biggest issue is exhaust.


its funny you post that pm, cause i too talked to jack awhile back, and except here it says tbird it says markvii and is the same response word for word. i know it will work on a mark, on another board there is a member who has one, but cant get him to post or send pics of it installed. so since you guys are a direct cousin to the mark, and have specific control arms being made for you guys, i thought i would ask to see if anyone here has/had a panhard bar installed.
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