How advantageous? I'd need to do cad on that to determine how far to the right the axle is positioned at a 1/2" lift; but that would be the most the axle centering would be impacted with this setup.
(I personally wouldn't invest in an adjustable bar if I were only lifting my truck 1/2 inch, fwiw)
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OK, here's some data relating to the quoted post above:
Took a few minutes to draw the stock panhard arc.
So, ASSUMING that my 904mm measurement of factory panhard bar length (center to center) is correct, and ASSUMING that a non-lifted 4Runner has its panhard at true horizontal, then:
- at
1/2" lift (or directly between the whole inch settings on our kit in question) the
axle shifts 0.089mm to the passenger side. (Negligible considering rubber bushings, tire sidewalk flex, etc.)
Also of interest:
With out panhard mount alterations:
2.5" lift moves the axle 2.233mm. Panhard bar at 4.03 degrees from horizontal - an adjustable bar would need to be 2.227mm longer to correct.
3" lift shifts 3.217mm; bar is 4.84 degrees from horizontal - adjustable bar would need to be 3.206mm longer to correct.
4" lift shifts 5.728mm; bar is 6.45 degrees from horizontal - adjustable bar would need to be 5.691mm longer to correct.
(Does anyone mind double checking the work above and my assumptions, for sake of forum data accuracy?)
I've only messed with one particular aftermarket adjustable panhard bar but it was constructed without a left-hand thread at one end, so fine adjustment is improbable. (and one end is therefore largely irrelevant as well, I suppose?)
On a side note, are we certain that Toyota centered the axle on the 4Runner in the first place?
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