I put Steeda aluminum upper and lower control arms on and wondering how many people have taken the quad shocks off. I just want to know why it is alright to do so? Any input from people that did this would be great and did you notice any increase in wheel hop after doing so. Thanks, Steve
I am not an expert, so correct me if I am wrong...
From what I understand they are there to compensate for the lateral side-to-side movement allowed by the very flexy stock rear arms (made of very cheap stamped metal). It is cheaper for Ford to install the cheap-o arms with quads, then a decent set of arms w/o quads. For the basic do-nothing Mustang driver. the stock setup is acceptable ... anything above that, and they got to go.
i general rule is when you upgrade control arms you can then ditch the quad shocks if you want to...at that point they really do nothing but get in the way of a wide wheel and tire
I don't think leaving them in will do any harm, but with good aftermarket UCAs and LCAs, they aren't necessary. Removing them allows you to run a wider tire.