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This is a stock 1965 coil-sprung 3/4 Chevy. The 3.54 Dana 60 is out of a 68+- C20 Suburban. What my intent is use the Jeep XJ bar, heat it and bend it so the different panhard bar mounting angles match, while utilizing the factory panhard bar axle and frame mounts. Nothing major.

My first idea was cut the existing bar twice to correct the angles, then weld in some gussets for strength. Bending was suggested and does seem like the better method. I remembered having an old jeep xj front track bar laying around, and figured it would be a great platform to use because it's already bent, so finding the correct angles may be easier using it, than bending the old bar.

Basically melding these two panhard bar designs in a better way than I did when I was younger and didn't know better. The way I did it back then worked, but it wasn't correct. Lack of money was a factor back then, now I can do right.