quick fox shock question...HELP IM CONFUSED LOL

VOGEL822 · August 21st, 2011, 09:20 PM

sup guys on fox's there are 4 rear shocks...some there are two, are all four needed? did different years come with 2 and some with 4 ? thanks guys!!

89lxstang5.0 · August 21st, 2011, 09:40 PM

the two horizontal shocks are called quad shocks, they help reduce wheel hop, alot of people remove them to fit bigger tires etc, generally u should have a good set of control arms before u take them off that way u dont wheel hop real bad.

VOGEL822 · August 21st, 2011, 10:04 PM

great thanks bud i appreciate the help with these quad shocks removed would it cause the car to move left to right like as if you push on the car rock it side to side?

Chris951 · August 22nd, 2011, 12:43 AM

Just get some good upper and lower control arms and you can remove them. I'm in the process of replacing my control arms and I'm ripping those suckers out

79Capri302 · August 22nd, 2011, 02:05 AM

my car didn't come with any

but i agree, get better control arms and rip the quad shocks out

VOGEL822 · August 22nd, 2011, 08:40 AM

thanks! wth the quad shocks taken out would that cause the car to moove side to side if you push on it clunk clunk?

banzaibullitt · August 23rd, 2011, 10:12 AM

No, they are only there to dampen wheel hop. The upper control arms are triangulated, and are the ones that help keep the axle centered.
If the axle is moving side to side, you better check your arm bushings for wear, and the chassis area for cracks where the arms bolt to the car

VOGEL822 · August 23rd, 2011, 04:47 PM

ill crawl under it tonight and check i know the car is 100% solid it just seems like it pushes side to side more easy than it should for some reason...

VOGEL822 · August 25th, 2011, 02:16 PM

any ideas what would cause the side to side clunk?

August 21st, 2011, 09:20 PM	#1
VOGEL822 Regular Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 141 iTrader: 0 reviews	quick fox shock question...HELP IM CONFUSED sup guys on fox's there are 4 rear shocks...some there are two, are all four needed? did different years come with 2 and some with 4 ? thanks guys!! Last edited by VOGEL822; August 21st, 2011 at 09:38 PM.

August 22nd, 2011, 02:05 AM	#5
79Capri302 Newbie 1979 Capri GHIA Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Van Isle, BC Posts: 48 iTrader: 0 reviews	my car didn't come with any but i agree, get better control arms and rip the quad shocks out __________________ This is my story Vid of car running 1979 Mercury Capri Ghia 5.0 T5 swap Edelbrock RPM intake & 600cfm carb, E7TE heads, BBK equal length shorty hedders & off-road H-pipe, Flowmaster 40's, 8.8 swap with 3.08 posi Project Info

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August 21st, 2011, 09:40 PM	#2
89lxstang5.0 Newbie 1989 mustang lx Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 43 iTrader: 0 reviews	the two horizontal shocks are called quad shocks, they help reduce wheel hop, alot of people remove them to fit bigger tires etc, generally u should have a good set of control arms before u take them off that way u dont wheel hop real bad.

August 21st, 2011, 10:04 PM	#3
VOGEL822 Regular Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 141 iTrader: 0 reviews	great thanks bud i appreciate the help with these quad shocks removed would it cause the car to move left to right like as if you push on the car rock it side to side?

August 22nd, 2011, 12:43 AM	#4
Chris951 Hardcore Enthusiast 1991 mustang 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,938 iTrader: 0 reviews	Just get some good upper and lower control arms and you can remove them. I'm in the process of replacing my control arms and I'm ripping those suckers out

August 22nd, 2011, 08:40 AM	#6
VOGEL822 Regular Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 141 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks! wth the quad shocks taken out would that cause the car to moove side to side if you push on it clunk clunk?

August 23rd, 2011, 10:12 AM	#7
banzaibullitt Newbie 1986 Ford Mustang LX Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6 iTrader: 0 reviews	No, they are only there to dampen wheel hop. The upper control arms are triangulated, and are the ones that help keep the axle centered. If the axle is moving side to side, you better check your arm bushings for wear, and the chassis area for cracks where the arms bolt to the car

August 23rd, 2011, 04:47 PM	#8
VOGEL822 Regular Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 141 iTrader: 0 reviews	ill crawl under it tonight and check i know the car is 100% solid it just seems like it pushes side to side more easy than it should for some reason...

August 25th, 2011, 02:16 PM	#9
VOGEL822 Regular Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 141 iTrader: 0 reviews	any ideas what would cause the side to side clunk?

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