shocks???

[BAD 92GT]

I am looking to buy new shocks and struts and was wondering if a 92 GT had "quad-shocks" in the rear or just two?

Thanks

[Mick]

Horizontal shocks have been OE since mid-'84.

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1983 Mustang GT (http://www.mustanggt.org/photo/83tuttle.htm) 306/T-5(project in progress)
1994 Ranger Splash (http://www.geocities.com/mt83rd/index.html?986572015220) 4.0L/A4LD(daily driver)

[b.s.byrd]

I am curious ...... I have an '87 GT with T-tops. I need to replace my rear shocks as one is leaking. I was thinking that I should also replace the horizontal shocks at the same time. I look under the car to see what shape they are in and don't see but the two standard shocks. What am I missing or am I just completely blind?? Thanks for trying to help a "blind" man!! LOL

:help:

[FoxChassis]

Here's an image of the rear suspension (axle assembly, coil spring, control arms, sway bar, vertical dampeners, horizontal dampeners):

http://www.mustanggt.org/1quads.jpg (http://www.mustanggt.org/quads.jpg)
(click for a larger image)

See the horizontal shocks attached to the rear axle assembly?

The "Quadra-Shock" rear dampener system was/is OE on '83-'84 Turbo GT, '84-'86 SVO, and all '84½-up Mustangs with a V-8 and solid rear axle asembly.

[ 11-19-2002, 07:20 PM: Message edited by: FoxChassis ]

[93LX5.0]

My 84 doesn't have the quadra-shock set up. Rather, it has the traction bars.

[FoxChassis]

Must be the Turbo GT is lumped in with the latter group of '84½-up V8 cars?

[ELECTRA]

My 84 gt HAS the quad shock / 7.5in. rear. I guess It depends when in 84 the car was made. Just thought I would share that thought.

[PETSNKE]

My '84GT vert has the quad shocks with a 8.8 rear

[93LX5.0]

Late 83 built, my 84 rolled off the assembly line equipped with some running changes due for the 84 model year, yet it retained the 83 front end/body fascia. Last six digits of my VIN: 101438. Probably a New Year's baby. The 83 rear suspension carried over barely in to the 84 model year when the quad-shocks setup appeared and phased out the traction/slapper bars. At the time, the just-released SVO models were able to dramatically demonstrate the handling improvements offered by this suspension design change.