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GT_2001

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What are the horizontal shocks on the rear suspension called? It looks like one of them on my car is shot. Any suggestions on what to replace them with?
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twogts4us

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Quad shocks...even though the the name doesn't quite fit, this is how you'll find them. KYB sells em by the pair for around $90.00, but you can surely find them for less. Heck, if you put LCA's on, you really don't need these at all - most people take them off when adding LCA's.
 

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GT_2001 said:
What are the horizontal shocks on the rear suspension called? It looks like one of them on my car is shot. Any suggestions on what to replace them with?
Thanks
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It's called a quad shock....get some good lower control arms then ditch both of em! They aren't needed at that point....then enjoy your new found traction!
 

GT_2001

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twogts4us said:
Quad shocks...even though the the name doesn't quite fit, this is how you'll find them. KYB sells em by the pair for around $90.00, but you can surely find them for less. Heck, if you put LCA's on, you really don't need these at all - most people take them off when addinf LCA's.
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Thanks! I think i'll do some reseach on LCA's before replacing the shocks.
 

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quad shocks do little but act as a weak band-aid. blown or not, quads are basically worthless, Ford puts them on so the factory lca's wont do the macarena, but they still like to dance.
 
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So they just do the lambada?

Certain suspension setups will let you remove the quads with little to no impact, e.g. TA+PH.
 
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