FinlayZJ said:
Why again did Ford get rid of the 4-link in favor of a 5-link rear? With the untriangulated uppers and addition of a trac-bar, if you lower it say 2" the axle is going to shift to the driver's side. So now we're going to have to shell out $200 for an adjustable so we can get the stang to track straight if we lower it.
A 2" drop sounds pretty extreme. So does $200 for a new
panhard rod.
The axle will shift, it's just a question of how much. With the
panhard rod being as long as it is, at such a shallow angle, even with a really aggressive drop, I doubt you'd see more than a 1/2" shift. You could almost take care of that with offset
panhard rod bushings. If you were really adventurous, you could drill new
panhard rod mounting holes.
Edit: I'm bored so I did some math. I don't know the exact measurments so I made some conservative guestimates. If you figure the
panhard rod is roughly 3' long, at an angle of about 5 degrees to the ground (at rest), a 2" drop would shift the axle 0.119". A 1" drop, which should be a popular mod, would shift the axle 0.073". Not a big deal. If the
panhard rod is longer, which I think it is, the shift would be less.