Rear suspension help
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stangbear427
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Put your quad shocks back on and try again. What do you mean you took your traction bars off? Traction bars are for cars that have leaf springs... not sure what you mean.
TIMMY2734
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cevtv
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89MustangGX
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Maybe the lowers aren't adjusted correctly? You should have absolutely zero wheel hop problems with that setup.
stangbear427
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My '84 didn't, it looked just like my '91 underneath. However, I am open to the fact that you are probably still right. Regardless, it isn't relevent to this situation as he has an '89. I am still wondering what he took off, and now I'm leaning towards the anti-sway bars, which wouldn't necessarily have helped the situation.cevtv said:
Not true... he still has the stock shocks/springs. There is no way that the stuff that was pretty much garbage from the factory is going to still be doing it's job now 15 years later. The springs are tired and the dampeners are toasted. I can say as an owner of an '89, that even when I bought it with 70K virgin miles on it two years ago the whole suspension was shot. Wheelhop was only one of it's problems. There are a few more peices to put in this puzzle before the picture looks functional.89MustangGX said:
Benny- I think it's time to go shopping for shocks- maybe springs too.
stangbear427
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89MustangGX
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stangbear427 said:
I guess I missed on the stock shocks...but I'd bet the springs are fine. There are alot of fast cars that run old factory springs and run good. Actually, there's something to be said for an old shock too in the rear, but I suppose either or both could certainly be the cause of wheel hop if they were bad enough.
stangbear427
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True enough. I would only suggest springs because then a full set could be had with fronts matched to the rears. I think those MM C/A's deserve it. He seems pretty openminded to advice, so I say coilover all around. Go Benny go!
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cevtv
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Well, as for the '84, it was a mid year change. The '83 should have come with them. They might have been removed before you bought it - not much to them............
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stangbear427
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TIMMY2734
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By putting the quad shocks back, you give yourself less room for a bigger tire. If you do with soem big rubber, keep an eye on your wheel lips. Shouldnt be a problem though unless your talking about a huge tire.
