Shock question

[wasi34]

I have a 2001 GT with just minor upgrades....K&N cold air intake and magnaflow exhaust. I recently had the car in the shop because of a check engine light which was caused by a vacuum hose leak.

While fixing the problem they told me the horizontal shocks are gone and need to be replaced. After reading other posts on this site they all talk about switching to lower control arms. Do I then have to change the shocks as well?

I am really looking for a whole kit that would replace it all (if they even make such a thing)?

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Wasi

 

[Mossberg]

Are you talking about the quad shocks? Some just run their cars without them.

 

[Skud]

I put on some Maximum Motorsports lower control arms and took off the quad shocks. No problems at all..

Riley

 

[Mustang5L5]

You should run the quad shocks even with control arms. I know there are guys here that will say they aren't needed with a control arm change. But some guys have still had wheel hop with them. They are not a band-aid item for sloppy bushings. If ford could have eliminated an expensive component by redesigning a cheap bushing, they would have.


For replacement quad shocks, Autozone has gabriel replacements for $25 each. They are listed online under "steering dampener"

 

[wasi34]

I have seen numerous times on different posts that people say you no longer need the quad shocks if you upgrade to control arms, while others say you still do. Not sure what to do.

I tried to look up the part at autozone and they said they did not have one for my make and model.

How hard is it to install control arms and how much would a good set cost? When doing that should I do the shocks at the same time?

Thanks.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Which shocks? Just the quad shocks (the horizontal ones?)

Do you have wheel hop issues?? If not, then don't worry about it.

 

[wasi34]

I do not have any wheel hop at this point, so there is no need to change them I guess.

If I was to do a control arm setup what do you recommend and are they hard to install?

 

[The Stang GT]

wow, well I am actually upgrading my lac's. They are a bitch if you dont have like a real shop...As a drive way install which i am doing they are difficult but not impossible....And just keep the quad shock, cause if you were not suppose to have them, then ford would have never put them on.....

 

[Scorcher2005]

wow, well I am actually upgrading my lac's. They are a bitch if you dont have like a real shop...As a drive way install which i am doing they are difficult but not impossible....And just keep the quad shock, cause if you were not suppose to have them, then ford would have never put them on.....

Thats like saying you dont need a supercharger because if you did, ford would have put one on.

Its all about personal preference. Take them off, if you still get hop, then put em back on.

 

[TweekedGT]

If you've ever seen the difference between a stock arm and say a maximum motorsports piece you will understand why you can take the quads off when you change. The stock pieces are a real thin flat metal (I can't even call it steel cuase it so thin) bent to shape. The MM stuff is 1/4" thick round tube, it is not even close. I put my LCA's on about two months ago and took the quads off and have never had wheel hop. I run my car at the track almost every weekend. They are also quite easy to install as well, change your shocks at the same time if you are planning a shock change in the near future.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Thats like saying you dont need a supercharger because if you did, ford would have put one on.

That's not even the same comparison



Ford did put a supercharger on a Mustang. It was called the terminator. It cost $10K more than a regular GT.