Please help....question

[austingoblue]

Fox body rear...Richard obens axle kit....10.5 rear rims from factory five....how close do the rims get to the quad shocks....?? I know aftermarket quads which is what we bought are different from the stock shocks..but with the rim on...it's bat a 16th of an inch from the rim?? That cannot be right?

[michael everson]

If you are using coil overs or even three link, the quad shocks are not needed. Even with the stock 4 link you can get away without them.
Mike

[austingoblue]

Yes using a four link....if I don't use them...will that effect the ride at all?

[austingoblue]

Anyone else have this problem.....solution?

[Someday I Suppose]

Should impact the ride, they were designed to help eliminate wheel hop I believe. You could certainly start with them off and then if you have a hop problem under acceleration go back to trouble shooting it.

Scott

[CraigS]

I think Scott meant to say ..should NOT impact the ride...Also, sometimes you can get more wheel clearance by reversing the way the quad shocks are mounted. I agree, if they don't clear, try without them. When I had 4 link on my MkI, I didn't run them and just learned to drive around the hop which wasn't that hard to do. It's more fun w/ the 3 link to just spin up the rears once in a while but it's really not the fast way to go.