Off Panhard bar

[Shannen Durphey]

The original post was mine.  I was wondering about the effects of the
panhard bar on the chassis, as it appeared that it would cause
movement side to side as the suspension travelled.  I asked about what
I thought was a novel idea, only to get a novel's worth of replies
that it's already been done. No sarcasm, thanks all.  Leading me, BTW,
to think that I'd seen it before and didn't realize it. 
 Anyway the original post came about after looking at 4 link
suspension setups sold by aftermarket companies, and the car is an 82
Cavalier that I'm desperately trying not to convert to 350 Chevy.  But
I think that if I were to convert it, I'd modify the existing mounts
for the 2 locating arms on the rear axle, use a Camaro style torque
arm and lower arms, and retain stock spring and shock mounts.  But
since I'm successfully following the 12 step program of Project
Starter's Anonymous, this won't ever happen.
Honest.
I don't have to build it.
I can stop collecting parts any time I want.
I do *not* have a disease!
Shannen

andy quaas wrote:
> 
> Why do they need to have rubber joints?  I've seen many a 4 wheeler
> with 4-link suspensions and don't have rubber anywhere.
> 
> > >A four link rear suspension, where [two of] the links are [at]
> angles to
> > provide lateral
> > >location can only work if the links have rubber joints. Also the
> links have
> > >to locate the axle as well as control the torque.
> 
> I missed the start of this thread, but now i am interested!  What was
> the original post?  What is the vehicle?
> 
> Andy
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