I know this is a stupid question, but, any special way to take them off? any tips you guys have? I want to take them off to fit my 275 tires.
Taking off quads
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Well, yes and no. They prevent nasty wheelhop. If you take them off, you will get wheelhop like a mofo. If you get a set of nice control arms, then you can take them off. Otherwise if you get a panhardbar/torque arm combo, you can take them off, or if you are a pimp like me and put and IRS in your fox, they come off as well.
DMAN302
My mom says thanks for the pearl necklace.
You can remove them and flip them around/reinstall...works the same and allows the clearance your needing.
flip them, i can fit 275's on my car with no quadshock problems, i fit a 11.5" tire back there too with quadshocks still on, not sure what kind of wheels you have but if your only running a 275 tire just flip them unless you have control arms then take them off. And make sure you have a ratchet thats pretty much all you need, and maybe a hammer and wd40, its easy but a PAIN in the ass, those bolts have been on there for a long time. Unless you have like an impact wrench or something ittl be a pain in the ass.
Yeah just tried taking them off, not going so well. I think I need a impact wrench. The wheels are draglites. tires are 275 50 15's
DMAN302
My mom says thanks for the pearl necklace.
If you gots no impact gunz, then go to any store and buy one of them thar blue propane torches. Heat that bitch up, no not the shock, that’ll blow up, the nuts, and then use some penetrating oil and get a pipe to use as a cheater bar and boom, you’ll be done. Or go get an impact and be done in 1 minute per side.
bynummustang
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Mine were on there for so long, that the bolt had rusted/siezed itself in the sleeve of the quadshock and when using the impact gun the bracket that the quad bolts to was twisting, so i said **** it and just cut the damn thing off. There was no way the impact gun was going to break it loose without breaking something on the car.
Just a little note if yours arent coming loose, this is probably the case. get some KYB's to replace the old stockers with, they are much better then the old ones.
Just a little note if yours arent coming loose, this is probably the case. get some KYB's to replace the old stockers with, they are much better then the old ones.
Shakerhood
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ExplodingGopher
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mob said:
Same here, i guess we are some of the lucky ones, i have my 275/50/15s BFGs on the welds with 5.5" BS on the back, quadshocks are still there with room to spare, its my inner fenders that are close but it all clears. I say just flip them and see how much room it gives you.
DMAN302 said:Elbow grease will get the nut off..or impact
Get some U & LCAs- I'm getting some soon
STANGateURlilSS
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275/50/15s on a stock wheel works.. with the quads.. although they kind of do nothing as said before.. but they do help to prevent nasty wheelhop.. but if your going to be changing to different control arms then by all means remove them.. and the removal is straight forward.. lift the car from the axle and put it on jack stands.. take off the wheel and unbolt the quads..
Shakerhood
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STANGateURlilSS said:
It is a Case by Case situation, its way to generic to say if you change your LCAs you can ditch your Quads!
DMAN302
My mom says thanks for the pearl necklace.
If their still working worth a damn I say yeah. When I pulled mine off they were completely fried so they did not make it back on.stang5093 said:
