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Old Jun 25, 2010 | 11:08 AM
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I was wondering is it better to leave the wishbone, quad shocks, and rear bumper supports in for traction to have the extra weight back there i have relocated my battery in the trunk and i wanted to remove those last few things to reduce the weight of my car as u see from my sig i have taken out a lot of stuff even seats and some stuff i dont have in the pic. Do the shocks and bone help with traction enough to leave in
Old Jun 25, 2010 | 11:16 AM
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Nope, but only take the quad shocks off if you have a good set of spherical bushing control arms on the car.
Old Jun 26, 2010 | 02:05 AM
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Nope, but only take the quad shocks off if you have a good set of spherical bushing control arms on the car.
what r u answering no to bro lol i should take everything off but the quads
Old Jun 26, 2010 | 07:21 AM
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Im answering the only question you included in your post. They dont help enough to leave in.
Old Jun 26, 2010 | 08:40 AM
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Thank ya Tee also on those spherical bushing control arms do i buy a set with them in there or do u buy those special bushings seperate and put them in the control arms, and besides sub frame connectors what else do i need for hooking suspension....whats a good shock to put back there im a firm believer in suspension just not sure what helps a mustang and whats a waste of money and thanks again for ur help
Old Jun 26, 2010 | 09:52 AM
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What kind of driving are you going to do? No matter which type of driving you do, I suggest the Maximum Motorsports LCA's, whether it be the Heavy Duty or the Extreme Duty. The XD's have spericals at both ends and allow a lot better articulation of the rear axle and then if you want to you can buy the sphericals for the upper control arms and just leave the stock arms in there. As for shocks and struts, if youre going down the 1/4, you can run adjustable strange 10 way shocks and struts or lakewood's. If youre going through the twisties, you will want some Koni's or Bilsteins.
Old Jun 27, 2010 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by teej281
What kind of driving are you going to do? No matter which type of driving you do, I suggest the Maximum Motorsports LCA's, whether it be the Heavy Duty or the Extreme Duty. The XD's have spericals at both ends and allow a lot better articulation of the rear axle and then if you want to you can buy the sphericals for the upper control arms and just leave the stock arms in there. As for shocks and struts, if youre going down the 1/4, you can run adjustable strange 10 way shocks and struts or lakewood's. If youre going through the twisties, you will want some Koni's or Bilsteins.
i go to the 1/8 more because i have a track 10 mins from my house i dont care about twisties and will i need sfc's
Old Jun 27, 2010 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by slo97
"... i dont care about twisties... "
slo... I have failed you!


Originally Posted by slo97
".... will i need sfc's
YES!

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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 02:48 PM
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Upper and lower control arms, 90/10s, 50/50s, fox 4cyl springs in the front and a 235/60/15 dr... you should be able to dead hook from a 5500rpm sidestep...or atleast im able to lol
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Originally Posted by dimebag
Upper and lower control arms, 90/10s, 50/50s, fox 4cyl springs in the front and a 235/60/15 dr... you should be able to dead hook from a 5500rpm sidestep...or atleast im able to lol
what r 90/10s 50/50s and i have 315 dr now



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