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Old 09-10-2007, 11:05 PM
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i have a 89 mustang gt and i was wondering what the cheapest or easyist way to get rid of the wheel hop. the rear end i have is all stock exept when i bought it, it didnt have a rear stabilizer bar. would just adding that help a significant amount or not and if not what can i get that would
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Old 09-10-2007, 11:08 PM
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upper and lower control arms, are you using the quad shocks?
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Old 09-10-2007, 11:10 PM
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i just replaced the shocks and coils. they werent really cheap but i dont remeber what kind they were
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Old 09-10-2007, 11:12 PM
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idk but wouldnt both the upper and lower control arms be in there already or can you upgrade those
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upper and lowers will help but you can also get oneway adjustable drag shocks to eliminate it. my 89 did the same and that solved it right away. i went with QA1 shocks. also remove the quad shocks if they are still there.
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Old 09-10-2007, 11:34 PM
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i deffenelty do not have quad shocks
i read that just replacing the lowers works great and there not pricey at all
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