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Ben 84 RX-7
10-30-2004, 07:09 PM
I started my turn in at Big Bend...and BAM! The panhard bar snapped in two. Off into the dirt I went (without any contact luckily!) Is this a fairly common failure?

Thanks!
Ben
#91 RX-7 ST-2

gran racing
10-31-2004, 09:41 AM
Ben,
Was that when I was on the inside of you? I saw you lose it a bit.

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Dave Gran
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Ben 84 RX-7
10-31-2004, 10:27 AM
In the yellow Honda? Not sure. I was locking up the right front EVERY time I hit the brakes for turn 1...spent a lot of time trying to collect my line there! It happened at about 3/4 of the way through the enduro. I started my turn in, and heard BANG!!! The panhard snapped and I had a BIG spin and went off into the kitty litter. Kept it going and limped back to the pits with the panhard dragging. I think I was battling with a white Miata at the time.

Speed Raycer
10-31-2004, 10:29 AM
Did the bar itself snap or the brace? I've had the brace bend on my G-Force bar, but I don't think that it was the original tubing supplied with the kit.

Homemade bar or ??????

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Ben 84 RX-7
10-31-2004, 12:44 PM
The bar itself snapped in two pieces and they were dragging on the ground! It was a replica of a ground control bar that I had a fabrication shop make. Apparantly the shop sucks!

Marcus Miller
10-31-2004, 12:59 PM
Where did the bar snap? In the middle of the tubing? Near one of the rod ends?
Pictures?
Been off track lately?
What tubing size/wall thickness did you use?

Ben 84 RX-7
10-31-2004, 01:13 PM
How can I post pics on here?

Marcus Miller
10-31-2004, 01:40 PM
Are the pictures on the net?
If so type: [.img]website[./img]
removing the "."
If they are not, email me at [email protected] removing "nospam" and I can host/post them for you.

Marcus