J&M 1982-2002 Camaro/Firebird Panhard Rod Non-Adj Poly/Poly Black 23751B

J&M Products tubular panhard rod keeps the rear axle located laterally underneath your Camaro or Firebird, improving cornering, acceleration, and braking. The rod is made from beefy 1.25? diameter with a ..120? wall thickness, to eliminate any unwanted flex and twist. Comes with easily greasable and a limited lifetime warranty on the polyurethane bushings. Powder coated red or black for a very durable great finish.

While the purpose of automobile suspension is to let the wheels move vertically with respect to the body, it is undesirable to allow them to move forward and backwards (longitudinally), or side to side (laterally). The Panhard rod restricts lateral movement. This is different from a traction bar, which controls axle wrap and suspension loading. The track bar or Panhard bar is a simple device, consisting of a rigid bar running sideways in the same plane as the axle, connecting one end of the axle to the car body or chassis on the opposite side of the vehicle. The bar attaches on either end with pivots that let it swivel upwards and downwards only, so that the axle can move in the vertical plane only. This does not effectively locate the axle longitudinally, therefore it is usually used in conjunction with trailing arms that stabilize the axle in the longitudinal direction. This arrangement is not usually used with a leaf spring suspension, where the springs themselves supply enough lateral rigidity, but only with coil spring suspensions.