Review: Delta VS Panhard Lift Bracket (1 Viewer)

[woody]

Installed my new @Delta VS Panhard Lift Bracket this afternoon....the claimed 15 minute install is MUCH greater on a well worked POS like mine, but the effort was 1000% worth it... $250 well spent. NO more rear end wiggle when in/out of the throttle. Able to go back to a stock rear panhard. NO contact on the drivers side Timbren bump. Noticeably better handling for the short run I just made.

FJ80 Delta Panhard Lift Bracket

FULL test next week, Rubithon and back.....but first impressions are excellent

 

[Devil's Slide Doug]

Wow, Ive just never got around to adjusting my panhards. Maybe procrastination has finally paid off. Is there one that works with the front axle, seems a bit more crowded up front.

 

[woody]

The front panhard MUST match the drag link....so unless you want to redesign your steering, best to do an adjustable front panhard.

I actually asked @Delta VS this same question at Overland Expo, and as soon as I heard their reasoning, realized what I had just asked

(and yes, I pulled the 80 on the rack long enough to install this today...lol...will get serious about Rubithon prep on Sunday, but nothing fell off...yet...)

 

[BILT4ME]

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Installed my new @Delta VS Panhard Lift Bracket this afternoon....the claimed 15 minute install is MUCH greater on a well worked POS like mine, but the effort was 1000% worth it... $250 well spent. NO more rear end wiggle when in/out of the throttle. Able to go back to a stock rear panhard. NO contact on the drivers side Timbren bump. Noticeably better handling for the short run I just made.

FJ80 Delta Panhard Lift Bracket

FULL test next week, Rubithon and back.....but first impressions are excellent

What lift height would one start to need this? 4"?

 

[Devil's Slide Doug]

parallel, and ideally the same length and pivots to avoid bumpsteer. Duh. Well looking forward to climbing under your 80 in the springs and seeing how that bracket fares.

 

[woody]

What lift height would one start to need this? 4"?

I noticed the "rear end wiggle" when I had my J coils, and the Slinky suspension didn't change that feeling. My old OME heavies didn't make it noticeable....so based on that, anything 3" and up

 

[ARB777]

I noticed the "rear end wiggle" when I had my J coils, and the Slinky suspension didn't change that feeling. My old OME heavies didn't make it noticeable....so based on that, anything 3" and up

Did you have rear adjustable panhard prior to this install?

 

[Devil's Slide Doug]

the wiggle makes sense since the pan hards are on opposite sides and shifting the axles opposite directions. By leveling the rear panhard you are minimizing that motion. Front is stuck being angled unless you do a high steer or some sort of drop pitman arm, just have to live with it unless you want to do a lot of work.

 

[woody]

Did you have rear adjustable panhard prior to this install?

I did. Looks great in my pile of spares now

 

[ARB777]

I did. Looks great in my pile of spares now

Glad I procrastinated and this fine bracket shows up. Thanks for the review.

 

[GW Nugget]

WOW, that is awesome gonna get me one ASAP.

How much exactly does it raise the panhard?

 

[Biggreener]

I did. Looks great in my pile of spares now

So there's a major drivability improvement with this bracket, over your adjustable panhard bar? I really want to drive a "before and after" comparison now...

 

[Jason Andrews]

IMHO you would need an adjustable panhard in addition to this for most applications. Otherwise you may have a not perfectly centered body/frame over your axles with regard to the rear. That would depend on your lift. 3-6" lifts are not going to be the same. Not all trucks are going to be "corrected" with a bolt on- non adjustable panhard length.

 

[Delta VS]

Thanks for the great review @woody! Glad you like the bracket.

What lift height would one start to need this? 4"?

This particular one (the “stocked” bracket that we will keep on the shelf for immediate shipping) actually lifts the panhard 3”. We can adjust for any lift desired, but that will be a 2ish week turnaround as they will be made to order. This 3” bracket works great on @swankstars rig that has OME 2” lift (with no bumpers or spare, so it sits a little higher), as seen here:

WOW, that is awesome gonna get me one ASAP.

How much exactly does it raise the panhard?

This particular one is exactly 3”.

IMHO you would need an adjustable panhard in addition to this for most applications. Otherwise you may have a not perfectly centered body/frame over your axles with regard to the rear. That would depend on your lift. 3-6" lifts are not going to be the same. Not all trucks are going to be "corrected" with a bolt on- non adjustable panhard length.

You are quite correct that lifts aren’t going to be the same. Our goal is to get rid of adjustable panhards though, as we can easily make one for any lift height desired. Bump stop extenders (on the frame, not inside the coil) will be absolute necessities if going with anything over the standard 3" version (they are recommended for the 3" bracket, but not required).

 

[jfmaillot]

Same systems as the ones you see in Japan. There they do it for the front too, for the shocks etc. They love lifted 80

 

[Delta VS]

Same systems as the ones you see in Japan. There they do it for the front too, for the shocks etc. They love lifted 80

Have not seen these, do you have some pics? It would be great to check them out.

 

[Jason Andrews]

Bump stop extenders (on the frame, not inside the coil) will be absolute necessities if going with anything over the standard 3" version (they are recommended for the 3" bracket, but not required).

Curious why do the bumpstops need to be extended with this and why to they need to be on the frame and not inside the coil?

 

[Delta VS]

Curious why do the bumpstops need to be extended with this and why to they need to be on the frame and not inside the coil?

Well, they really could be either now that you mention it. MUCH easier to mess with the ones on the frame though.

Any way about it, they need to be extended if you’re going big lift because otherwise you WILL have frame to pandhard bracket contact on a heavy compression.

You can see tape measure between above mentioned important metal parts about halfway down this page: Delta Vehicle Systems goes to Overland

 

[Qball]

Really cool product, has anyone tried rear driver side at full compression and make sure it clears everything? I don’t remember there was much space above the mount.

 

[Devil's Slide Doug]

Pretty sure woody is about to test it hard enough.