Hi All! Hope everyones doing well. Ok, I'm going to throw this out there and see what happens. I have been building up a Model A chassis for a rod that can take me on extended road trips. Here's the non traditional part. I am using the transverse rear spring because I like the looks.I am using a Ford 9" rear differential, yes, mounted the hangers on top. So, the rear radius arms were of no use being i started with an enclosed shaft banjo rear end. I decided to go with ladder bars. Because,,I like the looks."muscle". Ok,,my question for all is. If, I am using the transverse spring and my ladder bars are not parallel with the frame. Not radically but triangulated,, Do I need to worry about lateral play? "panhard bar"? Thank you all in advance. :
I've read that a panhard bar isn't needed, when going with a transverse spring. But considering how easy they are to build or purchase, why not?
I had a 27 T rpu with ladder bars and a transverse spring on an 8" ford. The ladder bars did follow the frame rails though. This had no panhard bar and worked great. Now I have a 31 A tudor, it also has ladder bars but is sprung by coil overs on a 9" and it has to have a panhard bar. The T with the transverse felt better than the A with the coilovers and panhard.
It depends on the angle of your shackles, If they hang at 45 degree you want need a sway bar, But if they hang stright down you will get side sway. I had to put one on a 31 roadster I just built, It wanted to rub the tires on the body on a hard turn.
With a panhard bar you get some side to side movement with suspension travel. That's why the watts link I would use rubber bushing in the ladder bars with a panhard..
Hey HotRodPrimer can you tell me some specs on that rear end set up? Is it Pete & Jakes 32 kit for the ladder bars?
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