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Old Aug 9, 2004 | 11:24 PM
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Panhard bracket: drop or lift?

Which is generally viewed as better dropping the bracket or lifting it. I'm looking at getting so lc rear coils so this would probably be needed.
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 01:06 AM
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what is the panhard bracket? anyone have a pic of it?
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 02:30 AM
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if you are gonna make it youself, LIFT.

otherwise, only all pro HAD one... dont know if they still sell it. everything else is drop...
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 07:45 AM
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all the drop brackets I've seen look like they change the geometry of the bar and give it more room to pivot
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by EWAYota
what is the panhard bracket? anyone have a pic of it?
Steve Schaefer has a bit of info online - and makes the brackets for resale: http://fastq.com/~sschaefer/store.html#DropBar
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 09:30 AM
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I need one for the second gen though.
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 09:33 AM
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I need one for the second gen though.
Whoops... I should have checked your sig. Well, the concept is the same for those that are asking about that angle.

"angle".. heh. I crank me up.
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 01:15 PM
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Ask Steve he should be able to make you one!
Richard

Oh, and both will work!
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 01:28 PM
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The only 2 places that offer a 2nd Gen drop bracket are Downey and ProComp.

Downey has a 3" and ProComp has a 4". The Downey one is included in a kit that is around $150. The ProComp I'm told is $36.00, but 4", too long.

What I think you "could" do is drill a hole at 2.5" or 3" on the ProComp bracket.


We could also make you a drop bar, but that is $142.00 plus you ship us your bar for the work sonce we don't have 2nd gen cores.
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 06:49 PM
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Hey schaefer, when you get your 2nd gen. frame will you be making panhard drop brackets for us?
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 914runner
Hey schaefer, when you get your 2nd gen. frame will you be making panhard drop brackets for us?
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I can't do it from the frame but I could do it from Epic Ed's 2nd Gen durring his (September/October) rear bumper build or from the Cheese's 2nd Gen when I see him in Moab.

It's very possible, 2nd Gen is more likely than 4th at this point.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 01:31 AM
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yay! schaefer built!
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 03:44 PM
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I've been trying to get one from Procomp for 5 weeks now, they still say it will be another 3-4 weeks. There on "backorder".
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 05:13 PM
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I'll vote for lifting the axle side. I've bent mine comming down on a rock when I had the 3" drop.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 06:15 PM
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I'll vote for lifting the axle side. I've bent mine comming down on a rock when I had the 3" drop.
Great! figure out how to do that. In the mean time, we're going to make 2nd Gen drop bars.

100% bolt on and extremely strong. Keep is simple and easy………………
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 06:40 PM
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Have you made cheese a drop bar schaefer?
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 06:59 PM
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Have you made cheese a drop bar schaefer?
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Cheese has a Downey, he's set.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 07:22 PM
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Steve, what does the drop bar consist of? depending on whether procomp ever comes through maybe I should just cut my losses and go with the drop bar.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 07:37 PM
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Steve, what does the drop bar consist of? depending on whether procomp ever comes through maybe I should just cut my losses and go with the drop bar.
You send us your bar, we cut the ends off and re-sleeve the center with a 2.5" drop.

We send it back, we re-use what you already own to save on the cost.

Bolts into stock bracketry, the bar drops.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 08:05 PM
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i have a 4" superlift drop bracket and i've already broke it.
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