The previous owner (66Grande_guy) must have been a bit of a redneck.......

Know any reason why this bar is bent Ken 

4SPEED427 wrote:

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LT1Caddy wrote:

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Should be straight as an arrow. I removed my stock one too.

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 The interesting thing is, over the years I've seen the question come up more than once from guys who have removed the bar and it was bent.

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 Perhaps that 500 pound trailer hitch and the tongue weight of a airstream trailer? Add onto that the full tank of gas and a trunk full of whatever.

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seventy2plus2 wrote:

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The panhard bar under the 66 Parisienne at Pick n Pull in Calgary is also bent, it has the small bushing at each end of the bar.
The panhard bar under the 69 Parisienne at Pick n Pull in Calgary is not bent, it has the large bushing at the differential end.

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 So according to that the 66 must be a 4 link diff and the 69 is likely 3?

seventy2plus2 wrote:

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4SPEED427 wrote:

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seventy2plus2 wrote:

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The panhard bar under the 66 Parisienne at Pick n Pull in Calgary is also bent, it has the small bushing at each end of the bar.
The panhard bar under the 69 Parisienne at Pick n Pull in Calgary is not bent, it has the large bushing at the differential end.

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 So according to that the 66 must be a 4 link diff and the 69 is likely 3?

 

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I've never seen a 3 link in a 69, but will take another look.  I know it was only a 10 bolt, whereas the 66 was a 12 bolt.

As an aside, all my 1970 cars had the large bushing on the differential end, as well as the 69 2+2 chassis I put under my 70 Parisienne.  I've slowly been changing them out for bars with equal bushings on each end.  

 

-- Edited by seventy2plus2 on Saturday 10th of August 2024 10:31:42 AM

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 Ok, I've never dug into it in the books. Maybe later years didn't use the same criteria for the bars and bushings as the early years (65-66)

ZERO regrets Ken, ZERO.

You warned me it had some weak spots that needed attention and the one major thing I wasn't warned about, you made it right. I'm having fun, even though it's taking me longer than I had hoped.

This car will have every available power option for 1966 Grande Parisienne when I'm done. And it won't be missing many options overall as well.

4SPEED427 wrote:

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seventy2plus2 wrote:

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4SPEED427 wrote:

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seventy2plus2 wrote:

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The panhard bar under the 66 Parisienne at Pick n Pull in Calgary is also bent, it has the small bushing at each end of the bar.
The panhard bar under the 69 Parisienne at Pick n Pull in Calgary is not bent, it has the large bushing at the differential end.

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 So according to that the 66 must be a 4 link diff and the 69 is likely 3?

 

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I've never seen a 3 link in a 69, but will take another look.  I know it was only a 10 bolt, whereas the 66 was a 12 bolt.

As an aside, all my 1970 cars had the large bushing on the differential end, as well as the 69 2+2 chassis I put under my 70 Parisienne.  I've slowly been changing them out for bars with equal bushings on each end.  

 

-- Edited by seventy2plus2 on Saturday 10th of August 2024 10:31:42 AM

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 Ok, I've never dug into it in the books. Maybe later years didn't use the same criteria for the bars and bushings as the early years (65-66)

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 If I recall, 69-70 station wagons used panhard bars with the same size small bushings on each end, but don't quote me on that.

In winter I fishtailed into a curb in my 69 2+2 when I was 16. and yep, bent the rod exactly like that.

ABC123 wrote:

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On the Large/small end, I didn't remember which one came off the 1969 2+2.

An extra bar came with the car.

Both bars have the identical lenth from hole to hole.

I blasted and painted the small end panhard bar as it was the cleanest.

The white car has a large ended bar.

Maybe the small end bar was saved by the constant oil leak of a 350 

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My early build 1969 (Nov. 5, 1968) 2+2 came with the large & small bushing ended bar. I mention the build date because you, Randy, are the guru on mid year changes. Might I ask why the differences in the bars? I have heard it has to due with the amount of deflection the bushings give.