Rear Panhard Conversion

[ZG]

^That's what I was noting in my post LR, the D2 switched to a radius arm rear unlike the predecessors. 2 bolts on each arm, front and rear.

 

[LR Max]

Ah. Well in that case, should work fine.

 

[LR Max]

Dang. There it is. Guess that is what I get for going full retard.

 

[ZG]

Good to hear, you had me worried!

 

[KyleT]

The watts linkage was designed and implemented for use with the rear eas bags.... They knew from the beginning that the d2 would use bags on the rear of some models. They learned alot from the p38....

 

[ZG]

Unfortunately the P38a was way better suited for articulation, that panhard setup is great.

 

[myoverlandrover]

That's why you were in Portsmouth!
Update on this mod after all the miles on road and off this past weekend?

 

[ZG]

After 15.5 hours of highway miles and a collective 20 off road hours at Conclave the panhard has still impressed me. I would have gotten higher up the articulation ramp if I had longer shocks, but I still got further than when the watts was binding on me!

 

[bmxer06pa]

Do you have this pic from the side?

 

[ZG]

Like directly side-on? Or the other side of the articulation ramp?

 

[wreckdiver1321]

Is it just me or does it look like you haven't been so nice to that ARB?

 

[ZG]

Haha the ARB is undamaged, the mounting system is just soo poorly designed. 8 bolts that can move to attach a winch bumper is not a clever idea. It pulls out when I winch, I push it in by hitting a tree. I can't tighten it anymore and don't wont to weld it on.

 

[fishEH]

I'm sure that dude on LRF would build you something realllllllllll nice for a sixer of PBR and a few scraps of beef jerky.

 

[ZG]

yeah but to be honest, the last thing my disco needs is a front porch :Wow1:

 

[wreckdiver1321]

If you got the cash I'll bet that guy selling the bad*** Kalahari would love to sell it to you. I hear that thing is heads and tails above that piece of crap you own.