What's the benefit to removing quad shocks?
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What's the benefit to removing quad shocks?
I know people often remove the quad shocks after upgrading lcas, but I was just wondering what the benefit was? Weight reduction because they're not needed? Do they cause minor unwanted restriction to axle movement? Just curious.
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Yup, you lose about 10 lbs and they are also a minor player in the binding issues these rearends suffer. Read the "Official Suspension Guide" sticky over in the suspension subforum here, it's explained in more depth there.
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I have read Jazzer's thread and I don't remember him really talking about the quad shocks creating bind. I know by nature, the four link has bind issues. I remember that much from it. I could stand to go back and re-read it though.
Good to know its primarily for weight savings and tire clearance though
Good to know its primarily for weight savings and tire clearance though
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LOL @ this thread. I just ordered new Bilstein Quads for my GT. I found out the hard way that I don't have quads installed. Previous owner removed them and I had no idea until I did my first launch. Scared the shat out of me.
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Well I don't have stock control arms. I have Max Motorsports Extreme Duty lcas.
Quite honestly, looking at the geometry of the quads, I don't really understand how they help wheel hop in the first place. They are practically horizontal when the car is on the ground. That and they really aren't very stiff. I think I would have to agree with part of the article and say wheel hop is related more to other components.
Don't know why my signature doesn't show up when I post from my phone, but there's a post above I made from my laptop which has all my rear suspension mods listed. Based off everything I've read, I could probably remove them and be just fine.
Quite honestly, looking at the geometry of the quads, I don't really understand how they help wheel hop in the first place. They are practically horizontal when the car is on the ground. That and they really aren't very stiff. I think I would have to agree with part of the article and say wheel hop is related more to other components.
Don't know why my signature doesn't show up when I post from my phone, but there's a post above I made from my laptop which has all my rear suspension mods listed. Based off everything I've read, I could probably remove them and be just fine.
Last edited by unitedwestang; 07-17-2015 at 06:48 AM.
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^ Yes you can pull them. If it makes you feel any better I have a slightly lesser lca than you (MM "HD") and experience absolutely zero issue after depositing the quads in a landfill. Or leave them if you want; I observed no difference as a result of removing them; they remained on the car for a few years after new lca installation and I finally just took them off one day out of boredom. As far as them conflicting with tires that's I think more of a Foxbody thing or of course an issue of too much backspacing, any of the wheel/tire combo's that are set up specifically for '99-'04s shouldn't have any rubbing issues as far as the quads are concerned.
Obviously with the stock control arms it's a different issue and the answer would be to leave them in place pending an lca upgrade.
Obviously with the stock control arms it's a different issue and the answer would be to leave them in place pending an lca upgrade.
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