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Gang I am looking for the stock style Panhard mount for the axle side. Doing a rearend swap on my 63 C10. I would rather not cut the one off the axle I am removing.
Thanks for your help

Scott,
Way back when there was a bunch of articles about doing this.
I cannot remember the magazine but a search on the internet led me to this site:
http://webrodder.com/articles?search=six+pack+to+go
The one you want to look at for this job is:
http://webrodder.com/article/six-pack-to-go-part-6-converting-a-late-12-bolt-for-trailing-arm
I can't remember the exact date but I did this exact thing probably 15 years ago (I had the actual magazine it was printed in).
If you do not want to mess with your original rear end I guess you could get a spare to work on.
Bottom line, I do not know of anyone who sells this bracket. Maybe you could get 4-5-6 Chevy to get you one but you would have to contact him personally as I do not know.

thanks for the lead!

As a heads up: I believe GM changed the design of the panhard bars (3) times during the 60-66 C10 run:

* 1960-1962 utilized a 33" bar length
* 1963-1964 utilized a 27" bar length
* 1965-1966 utilized a 24" bar length

Bar length and mounting to the axle changed.

Measure thrice... buy once.

And FWIW.... Here is a tech article I authored back in 2011 related to track bars: http://talk.classicparts.com/threads/track-bars-the-short-and-the-long-of-it.14368/
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John

Scott 657
I have one of those stock bars---out of a early 60's short, fleetside, C-10.
It is still on the frame & empty axle housing (was a box trailer when I got it years ago)--- Pm me if you are interested.
I saved the bed but the rest is heading for the crusher someday.
It is free to you if you cover the shipping expense.
delky dave in WYO

I sent a PM

I have an axle from a '68 that I put my old '65 Mean Green, and the panhard bar on it is a different design and so is the axle. Besides the axle being a Dana 60, the mount appears to be part of the axle assembly and not welded on. It also comes off at a different angle. They can be swapped in but the mount on the frame needs to be altered/relocated.