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2001 Pontiac Trans Am

Before fully tightening the Panhard support bolts, we lube the outer surfaces of the Panhard rod's bushings and install it. The driver side must reuse the stock bolt, but we were able to use the included BMR bolt from the Panhard relocation kit on the passenger side. The bolts are left a little loose for now, per BMR instructions. Check out the added exhaust clearance. After taking this photo, we lowered the car to the ground and fully tightened the nut sides to 55 lb-ft. Then, looking up under the car at the bumpstops, we measured the side-to-side wheel location. A few turns on the adjuster centered the axle, and the jam nuts were tightened-this time with threadlocker.
2001 Pontiac Trans Am - Suspension Intervention - Tech

 Before fully tightening the Panhard support bolts, we lube the outer surfaces of the Panhard rod's bushings and install it. The driver side must reuse the stock bolt, but we were able to use the included BMR bolt from the Panhard relocation kit on the passenger side. The bolts are left a little loose for now, per BMR instructions. Check out the added exhaust clearance. After taking this photo, we lowered the car to the ground and fully tightened the nut sides to 55 lb-ft. Then, looking up under the car at the bumpstops, we measured the side-to-side wheel location. A few turns on the adjuster centered the axle, and the jam nuts were tightened-this time with threadlocker.  View Related Article

 

 

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