For those who have Removed their Quad Shocks

[Realmongo]

For those who have removed their quad shocks (i.e. taken off for larger tires, etc), how do you control the rear axle without them installed?

 

[wht93gtEd]

Steeda Aluminum upper / lower control arms

http://www.steeda.com/store/-catalog/alulowerrearcarms.htm

http://www.steeda.com/store/-catalog/aluupperrearcarms.htm

these are what I have; they're super light & they seem to work great.

 

[Marlboro_Man]

When i got my 87 they had already removed the quads in order to put 10.5 cobras on there. They put a set of lakewood traction bars and koni yellow shocks on to "compensate" i guess. It works , hooks good , If you don't mind the annoying sound of the traction bars hitting the florrpan all the time and causing the car to jerk a bit.

My next mods are going to be torque box reinforcing and some upper and lower control arms.

 

[PRO50SC]

Yup, aftermarket uppers and lowers

 

[stang8urimport]

I have no quads (for tire clearance), and stock contol arms. NO problems with wheel hop.

 

[331 stang91]

I heard you can turn the quads around for more clearence but mine were gone before I could try it, if you try it let me know is it works?

 

[jmd2914]

ok im gonna ask a really dumb question cuz im just now getting into doing my suspention work, what are quad shocks?

 

[Roland69]

right now your rear has 4 (quad) shocks

 

[jmd2914]

oh, ok

 

[willys1]

For those who have removed their quad shocks (i.e. taken off for larger tires, etc), how do you control the rear axle without them installed?

I took them off trying to fit big slicks on..The slicks didnt fit but I never put the quads back on.(Last year) Have not noticed 1 bit of difference..I smoke em all the time too

 

[Realmongo]

Interesting. It sounds like just a quality set of upper and lower control arms seem to work out. I just picked up a Turbo Coupe rear that I am looking at installing without the quad shocks on it.

 

[aod92]

I removed my quads also and i still have the stock control arms. I'm also running slicks and spraying it out of the hole and i've had no problems.

 

[ALMOST STOCK]

Yup, aftermarket uppers and lowers

+1

 

[Euphoric306]

right now your rear has 4 (quad) shocks

technically yes, but ford called the horizontally mounted shocks that are in back of the axle quadra-shocks, and they're commonly called quadshocks on these boards