Stock one is absolute junk. For around $100, the support brace was a no-brainer for me…. Thanks for the explanation Kelly.A panhard brace is designed by OEM / Engineers to structurally support the Panhard Mounting bracket / system.
Over time, on a panhard bar suspension, the panhard bar mounting bracket tends to get fatigued. When this point is fatigued, it wants to distort....and when it distorts, the factory POS support brace allows it to do-so, to a certain "degree".
We have been building parts for panhard bar suspensions longer than any of our S197 competitors....so this is of course why we came to the market with that piece before anyone else. We see it everyday, a customer with a 1982 Camaro that has a panhard bar mount that is all out of whack.
Great question! I am surprised more people do not ask me this. :beer: