Panhard Rod on a Leaf Spring Car

[exwestracer]

More than you would think/like. At least as long as you have rubber bushings. Minimalized with Del-A-lum or the likes. I'm using a Watts Link, the rear is soooo much more stable. Even cornercarvers.com supports that!

In all honesty; I'm using composite springs, steel is probably less instable.

Dave Pozzi is absolutely right. The panhard bar forces the rear axle into an arc, and this needs to be matched to the natural motion of the leaf springs as closely as possible. The Watts is a much better choice on a leaf car, but probably won't help with the OPs exhaust clerance issues...



If you do use a panhard or Watts with a leaf car, I would NOT install stiff bushings in the springs. Let the linkage do the work.