Are quad shocks necessary?

[shootshescores]

I am currently running 245/45/17's on 17x9 cobra r rims on all four corners. When I purchased the tires I originally wanted to run a 275/40/17 on the rear and a 255/40/17 up front but I ran into a problem... The rear tire wouldn't come close to fitting because of interference from the rear quad shocks.

A buddy of mine yanked his and purchased some lower rear control arms to run a bigger tire.

My question(s) is, Are my quad shocks necessary or can I ditch them for fatter tires? What do they actually do?

 

[HISSIN50]

they dampen wheel hop. if you get hop, some aftermarket arm(s) should take care of it.

good luck.

 

[DJTR]

Hey I want the quad shock system for my car! lol

 

[Paul Perreca]

i dont have my quad shocks on, and i used to get wheel hop w/ my pony rims, but not w/ the cobra R's i dunno why - maybe it was my tires
Paul Perreca

 

[ms93gt]

Paul the reason you don't have wheel hop anymore is because the cobra rims are heavier.

 

[tunedin302]

If you use an aftermarket control arm then you won't need the quads

 

[92BlackGT]

try reversing the shock so the skinny end is toward the rear.

 

[craigwhite89gt]

i reversed mine and it fit ... but i ran into a problem with my tires hitting my exhaust so i had to bend the hanger and move it over

 

[shootshescores]

thanks for the help guys. Ill probably ditch them and install some maximum motorsports arms. That 275/40/17 is gonna look mean!