Rear Control arm or Tie Rod ?

It depends which rod you are talking about.

The Panhard Rod is pretty straight forward to strengthen, putting some half tube or angle over it and welding is the straight forward solution.

This is the service I am intending to offer. My initial set is away at the fabricators and is being priced up. I am also getting a price for making them adjustable.

If you are talking about the Trailing Arms, then these cannot easily be strengthend and really need to be replaced to make them stronger.

Martin

the panhard rods kap suzuki sell are they off road replacements for the standard ones?

i like heavy duty things so i dont break em as easly.

The panhard rod that I got from the main Suzuki dealer are the standard ones as far as I know.

its ok i just read the site and seen they are heavy duty ones.

has any1 got pics of an adjustable one as i dont know how one would work or understand why i'd need an adjustable one.
i'd like a stronger one tho so let me know how much

These are my Kap front and rear Adjustable Panhard rods, Very solid bits of kit!

And the front.

what do they actually do? daft q or what. i dont see why they are there, mi mates sj ant got one on bak

They hold the axle in place, stopping side to side movement.

Your mates SJ has leaf springs, these flex up and down but not side to side, therefore it doesnt need them.

Your Jimny has coil springs which flex and bend in all directions, which would be pretty exciting wneh you corner and the axle shifts sideways a foot or so. Therefore they allow the axle to go up and down and stop side to side movement. Pretty important really.

However they do not need to be very strong to do this, therefore they are pretty soft as standard and so bend easily when off-roaded, hence our aim to offer a strengthening service. Equally when you lift the car they then are the wrong length and pull the axle to one side. If you have lifted your car and not extended the panhard rod then the wheels will stick out more on one side of the car compared to the other. Hence our aim to offer an adjustable one.


Martin

thanks thats told me alot. i'v only lifted mine 2"