SCGallo has basically described the PHB's geometric behavior as the rear suspension rises and squats - it really is minimal. OE PHB bushing compliance very likely involves greater lateral axle movement during cornering than the geometric arc can when you launch, shift, or brake hard........and I still ask, what about the guys who drag race, or even the street guys who drive their car "with spirit" on the street?
If lowering the rear body causes the panhard bar to push the body sideways, I believe to the right? What happens when the car rises in the front and dips (lowers) in the rear (normal weight transfer) with spirited acceleration which I would guess is very common with these cars, especially with a manual transmission? Does the rear body push to the right upon every shift as the car lifts in the front and dips (lowers) in the rear? It may not be much, but isn't that a "side effect" (no pun intended) of the panhard bar? and the Watts Link keeps the axle moving up and down only, with no side effect except added weight of a Watts Link structure?
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There's still a few things in those links that I haven't spent much time with.
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