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rear end out of alignment by a1bout 1.5 inches. 200

hello everybody.
I put some 25mm spacers on the rear last week and noticed that my rear passenger tire is about 1.5 inches out of alignment. I found out by checking where the wheel meets the body line. my driver side is just about flush where the passenger side is sticking out a bit. I have rubbing issues due too this. Is there a way i can adjust my panhard bar or am I totally screwed.
btw car has about 325,000 miles. speedo stopped working at 289.000.
dont know if that matters.
thanks for all the help.








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rear end out of alignment by a1bout 1.5 inches. 200

Check out the rear bushings and give the panhard rod a hard look; something sounds seriously amiss here.

Someone here recently discovered that when his panhard rod was re-bushed, they mixed up the ends and consequently installed the rod backwards. The change in the geometry produced something along the lines of what you're seeing. (I'd link to the thread, but the f-ing search fature appears to be broken again.)

john
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rear end out of alignment by a1bout 1.5 inches. 200

IPD sells or used to, an adjustable Panhard. Why did you put spacers in? But if they're the same the wheels/space should be the same, unless the car is lowered.








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rear end out of alignment by a1bout 1.5 inches. 200

IPD does sell an adjustable panhard rod, which will make short work out of centering the rear end. Although if the car in question is not lowered I'd do some looking into why it's not centered, worn out bushings or springs and shocks might be a good place to start.








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rear end out of alignment by a1bout 1.5 inches. 200

yes, it is bone stock. no lowering yet...







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