Go-4 Interceptor Owner's Club Forum - Recent Posts

RE: Wobbly ride - Need help fixing!

Triforce1 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:02:39 +0000

a 1979??? Interesting.... I thought the first year for these was like.... 89? If this is truly 1979 then you have a unicorn!

RE: New member with EV version

Triforce1 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:00:54 +0000

Of course we are interested in the saga!

Sorry things are a little slow moving here, but we are working in the background to change all of that!

RE: 2003 Interceptor II Cooling Fan will not turn off?!

dynagluide1@hotmail.com — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:26:05 +0000

Looking for a shop or someone in the Seattle WA area that's familiar with working on them. it's a 1979 go 4 interceptor 4 cylinder fuel injected.

my email is dynagluide1@hotmail.com ( not spelled correctly type like so) thanks Vince

LOOKING for someone to work on my go 4 in Seattle WA

dynagluide1@hotmail.com — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:15:31 +0000

Looking for a shop or person in the Seattle WA area that's familiar with working on them it's a 1979 4 cylinder. MY EMAIL IS dynagluide1@hotmail.com (The spelling is not correct)

you must type it as I said thanks. Vince

New member with EV version

FlynHam — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 22:07:56 +0000

Good afternoon all, New member here with a recently purchased EV version of the gopher, that has "issues."

If there's any interest here in the saga, I may start a new post with how we got to where we are now. Not sure what the future holds, but I have learned a decent amount about EV's in a short amount of time, but still SO much to learn.

John

RE: Wobbly ride - Need help fixing!

walter — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:28:48 +0000

This is a late reply, but Westward has a couple videos in YouTube that will help.

They donot give the torque specs, but Paul Dawson did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2qtTFRNCzI&t=231s

RE: Wobbly ride - Need help fixing!

RandomTask — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 01:56:18 +0000

@triforce1 Great, that's super helpful! I've got a new set of tires priced out and looking forward to getting going on this soon. Sadly I found a puncture in my steering box and planning to tackle that either first or the same time but don't want a million pieces laying around with no idea of how to put it back together. The steering wheel is turned left when the front forks are straight ahead, not sure exactly what that means but guess we'll find out.

Any type of grease you'd recommend to use?

RE: Wobbly ride - Need help fixing!

Triforce1 — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 17:02:57 +0000

You're on the right track. As the tires wear down from constant right or left turns from city operators on a route - the tires deform on one side. You need to replace the tire with a new, flat tread. Jack up car, use a stand if needed. Using a breaker bar - go for the lug nuts first. If you can't break them free then you will need to align the wheel rotation with your free range and then lower it to stop the tire from rotating or have someone stomp and hold brake. Once all lug nuts are loose (not off), make sure the car is jacked high enough to clear the wheel. At this point you can proceed to remove all of the axle bolts, there should be 6. Remove 2 Brake caliper bolts, and pull the assembly outward.

I recommend getting a good marine grade grease for all of the bushings. Unbolt the shocks from the assembly and pull them out. Using a preferably rubber mallet and a socket small enough to push the bushings through to shock ends and knock them out.

There's bushings in the leading arms as well. Take a picture of how they are the vehicle. Using the same method unbolt and knock those bushings out.

Using a mild cleaner and brush, clean all rubber bushings and there respective mounting holes. Grease everything. Doesn't matter how much you use as long as all bushings and mounts are coated.

Reassemble in reverse order. See my attachment for specs. Axle cap bolts are the six hex bolts. Large bolts for leading arms are 90ftlbs

Wobbly ride - Need help fixing!

RandomTask — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:17:49 +0000

I've been on the Go4 Facebook group, just started tinkering with my new-to-me Go4. I'm handy but pretty inexperienced as a mechanic. Have the front wheel jacked up so it's free spinning with jack stands on either side. Cleaned up under the hood and checked for loose bolts, everthing seems tight. I can't tell if the wheel bearings are looser than they should be since I'm not used to checking such things. Dashboard pulled off and most everything cleaned off, there's a metal piece in the front left under the dash that's bent up and broke off easily which seems pretty weird but probably not causing the wobble.

I'm told pulling the suspension apart, regreasing and retorquing should happen next. Is there a video that shows a similar process? Unsure of how to even get started down this road. I'd like to get new tires as soon as possible too - 175/70/R14 (Credit to Rick Lopez)

Thanks!

RE: Air bag,,an absolute must have

Triforce1 — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:05:44 +0000

@donh Now that I have a direct comparison (I have all 3 types of front suspension setups sitting in my driveway) I very much like the newest style. it has the most control without sacrificing stability.