quad shock question
10-25-2006, 11:11 PM
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quad shock question
if i change out my upper and lower control arms(steeda), get new springs(eibach drag kit) and shocks(something, 50/50s prob.) do i still need to use quad shocks? or is it ok to go w. out them and run a wider tire?
10-26-2006, 12:15 AM
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RE: quad shock question
ORIGINAL: 86 5.0L
I refuse to answer any of dimebags 12345129847107t512 threads about tires and rims anymore
I refuse to answer any of dimebags 12345129847107t512 threads about tires and rims anymore
and what exactly do they do for us any way? control side to side motion of the axle? or what?
10-26-2006, 12:17 AM
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RE: quad shock question
ORIGINAL: 7upedition
you can flip them upside down (up to 275)and they will still serve the same purpose or else you can scrap them, do you have weld in torque boxes and subframes?
you can flip them upside down (up to 275)and they will still serve the same purpose or else you can scrap them, do you have weld in torque boxes and subframes?
10-26-2006, 12:20 AM
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RE: quad shock question
lol, just razzlin' ya 
quad shocks were just a complicated way of controlling axle movement
quad shocks were just a complicated way of controlling axle movement
Stop wheel hop
Ford’s solution for reducing wheel hop was the addition of the quad shocks (the two horizontal shocks mounted behind the rear axle). They reduce wheel hop by dampening axle wind-up. Axle windup is caused by two independent deflections: the control arms, and the rubber bushings. Deflection of the control arms is eliminated because the MM arms are over three times stiffer than the stock control arm. Deflection of the soft stock rubber bushings is eliminated by our unique bushing designs. These designs are the result of extensive motion analysis of what actually occurs when the rear suspension moves over bumps, and during body roll. Installing MM’s rear lower control arms eliminates the primary cause of wheel hop, which is the deflection of the stock lower control arms and their bushings. While there are other factors besides the compliance of the control arm bushings that cause wheel hop, the MM arms usually reduce axle wind-up enough to allow removal of the factory quad shocks.
Ford’s solution for reducing wheel hop was the addition of the quad shocks (the two horizontal shocks mounted behind the rear axle). They reduce wheel hop by dampening axle wind-up. Axle windup is caused by two independent deflections: the control arms, and the rubber bushings. Deflection of the control arms is eliminated because the MM arms are over three times stiffer than the stock control arm. Deflection of the soft stock rubber bushings is eliminated by our unique bushing designs. These designs are the result of extensive motion analysis of what actually occurs when the rear suspension moves over bumps, and during body roll. Installing MM’s rear lower control arms eliminates the primary cause of wheel hop, which is the deflection of the stock lower control arms and their bushings. While there are other factors besides the compliance of the control arm bushings that cause wheel hop, the MM arms usually reduce axle wind-up enough to allow removal of the factory quad shocks.
