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Old 09-09-2005, 06:51 AM
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Default Removing quad shocks??

What does it mean to remove them? I will be running 15x8 welds in the back and have read i might need to remove the quad setup. What do they get replaced with?

can someone shed some light

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Old 09-09-2005, 12:31 PM
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dont "remove" the quad shocks till you put in aftermarket
upper and lower control arms.if you take off the rear tires
you will see these small shocks mounted horizontally in back of
the brake drums,you can take them off with simple hand tools
the quad shocks get replaced with upper & lower contol arms
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Old 09-09-2005, 01:42 PM
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What does it mean to remove them? I will be running 15x8 welds in the back and have read i might need to remove the quad setup. What do they get replaced with?

can someone shed some light

thanks
erik
You don't replace the quads with upper and lower control arms, you replace the current uppers and lowers with better aftermarket upper and lowers. The quads are there to prevent wheel hop. If you pull the quads and leave the stock upper and lower control arms you will have wheel hop problems, especially if you are running a drag radial. I am also running 15X8 welds (5 1/2" backspacing) with 275/50/15's and I had to pull the quads. I am running BBK uppers and lowers. I also needed a 1/4" spacer to keep the tires off the inner fender well.
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Old 09-10-2005, 05:33 PM
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i pulled mine off with stock CA to clear my cobra Rs and i couldnt tell a differance at all. i dont launch hard ever though, so thats probably the diff.
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Old 09-11-2005, 09:50 AM
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I ran the welds also with the 5 1/2 back space and had to pull the Quad shocks and ran stock control arms with E/T streets and never had any wheel hop at all running mid 11s but the car was a auto not a stick just cuz. one car has wheel hop dont mean yours will. The best thing to do is take them off and see if you get any hop.
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