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Panhard Bar vs. Watts Link
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<blockquote data-quote="Smokinstang65" data-source="post: 16175578" data-attributes="member: 189801"><p>I went from stock, to LCA's, UCA and FRPP M-FR3A-SVTA (adjustable panhard bar, lowered, etc). From there I got a sweet deal on a BMR Watts with the racing style endlinks. </p><p></p><p>The swap from stock to LCA/UCA was huge for launching, wheel hop disappeared.</p><p></p><p>Moving to the M-FR3A-SVTA package was once again a night and day difference and damn she hugs corners!</p><p></p><p>Moved to the BMR Watts: Here's where my input leaves so much an apples to apples comparison and goes more to an annoyance. The BMR Watts link doesnt fit the M-FR3A-SVTA rear sway bar. BMR suggested going back to a stock swaybar when I called them about it. Well, wouldn't ya know, of all the stock parts I've removed from my car and set aside to store ... front and rear sways were the only two I've sold. So instead I was told to mount the center pivot up high on the mounting plate in order to make the watts behave like a rear swaybar. I did so and I will agree with the others, that she definitely felt more planted coming around corners on the crappy roads out here in Norfolk. Problem I ran into was it clunked (I figured the sphericals) and it never really felt right adjusted like it was. The BMR installation paperwork really didn't tell me much about adjusting the arms other than to try and get them as level as possible. It didn't say whether or not it was detrimental if the center link was angled to one side vice verticle. I eventually removed the BMR Watts and have it sitting in my garage because the clunking was just too much and I didn't have the stock rear swaybar to re-install to see if I could get the Watts tuned to a more "normal" setting. If I can ever find a stock GT500 swaybar again locally, I'll probably give it a whirl again since I can just go to the hobby shop on base and get the car up on a lift whenever I feel like it (yeah retirement!).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smokinstang65, post: 16175578, member: 189801"] I went from stock, to LCA's, UCA and FRPP M-FR3A-SVTA (adjustable panhard bar, lowered, etc). From there I got a sweet deal on a BMR Watts with the racing style endlinks. The swap from stock to LCA/UCA was huge for launching, wheel hop disappeared. Moving to the M-FR3A-SVTA package was once again a night and day difference and damn she hugs corners! Moved to the BMR Watts: Here's where my input leaves so much an apples to apples comparison and goes more to an annoyance. The BMR Watts link doesnt fit the M-FR3A-SVTA rear sway bar. BMR suggested going back to a stock swaybar when I called them about it. Well, wouldn't ya know, of all the stock parts I've removed from my car and set aside to store ... front and rear sways were the only two I've sold. So instead I was told to mount the center pivot up high on the mounting plate in order to make the watts behave like a rear swaybar. I did so and I will agree with the others, that she definitely felt more planted coming around corners on the crappy roads out here in Norfolk. Problem I ran into was it clunked (I figured the sphericals) and it never really felt right adjusted like it was. The BMR installation paperwork really didn't tell me much about adjusting the arms other than to try and get them as level as possible. It didn't say whether or not it was detrimental if the center link was angled to one side vice verticle. I eventually removed the BMR Watts and have it sitting in my garage because the clunking was just too much and I didn't have the stock rear swaybar to re-install to see if I could get the Watts tuned to a more "normal" setting. If I can ever find a stock GT500 swaybar again locally, I'll probably give it a whirl again since I can just go to the hobby shop on base and get the car up on a lift whenever I feel like it (yeah retirement!). [/QUOTE]
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