69 Camaro Airbar

[HzEmall]

I have a client who had one of these installed in his car with the complete system

When he does a hard shift down the rear end is moving from side to side enough that he can feel it.

Is this because of the design of the air bar and that it doesn't have a panhard bar on it ? Is there a easy fix for this with your products ?

Thanks.

[darren@ridetech.com]

Can't say that we have ran into this problem before. All of the of 4 link bushings in good shape? How does the car react to make him think that the axle is moving?

Installing a ph bar on a triangulated 4 link will create converging arcs and cause the suspension to bind.

[britt@ridetech.com]

A triangulated 4-link does not need a panhard bar to locate the rear end. The upper bars of the 4-link are angled in from the frame toward the center section of the rear end. The angled bars create triangles, which we learned in high school geometry are the strongest of all shapes as they cannot be easily bent due to only 3 sides. A parallel 4-link is shaped like a cube and can easily "pivot"; hence the need for a panhard bar to locate the rear end.

The only way for an Air Bar triangulated 4-link in a Camaro to move from side to side is:
-deformed/destroyed bushings
-a tab on the rear end broke loose
-the Air Bar bridge has come loose and allows the bridge to move

Please elaborate on what the driver is feeling during down shifts.