[Over's GT]

rear panhard rod is full of ballast beads, for noise?

when I lowered my car a couple weeks ago and changed to an adjustable panhard rod I was suprised to find the stock bar was heavy and filled with beads (almost like an Indian Walking stick)

this is likley for noise and vibration absorbtion from the the rear end

I wonder if earler cars did not have this type of bar and that was reason for some rear end noise complaints.

I heard they were retro fitting a weight to the rear end housing to correct when brought in (I have no weight connected to my housing my car was built in late March '05)

I noticed a slight rear end wine after the new bar (aluminum w/ rod ends) was installed only when crusing at speeds over 40 in higher gears (low load) but as soon as I folded back my rear seats (they had been down since I bought it) the noise is not noticable

[Andretti]

Mine's early march and has very large dampner weights (cast iron) affixed to both ends of the rear axle near flanges.

[richey rich789]

i have no idea what yall are talking about... whats a panhard bar. haha, sorry im 16 n still learning about cars

[66stang351]

Originally Posted by richey rich789

i have no idea what yall are talking about... whats a panhard bar. haha, sorry im 16 n still learning about cars

Goes from the differential to the frame to keep the rearend centered. It is used on coil spring and air ride applications when using a solid rearend.