squirt514
Posts : 12 Join date : 2009-10-27 Age : 46 Location : MONTGOMERY PA
| Subject: how to stop wheel hop Sat May 29, 2010 9:08 pm | |
| my 1982 fairmont has bad wheel hop has 8.8 3.73s posi boxed top and bottom control arms urethane bushings has 302 5speed need help | |
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: how to stop wheel hop Sat May 29, 2010 11:01 pm | |
| sounds like weak springs. | |
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Aug
Posts : 225 Join date : 2008-11-18 Location : Altoona, PA, USA
| Subject: Re: how to stop wheel hop Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:58 am | |
| Good freakin' luck.
I have solid bushings in my rear lower control arms at the rear, a spherical rod end at the front, polyurethane bushings at the axle end of the uppers with spherical rod ends at the front, and the son-of-a-bitch still wheelhops. The old car didn't do it, but it had subframe connectors, and sometimes, you can hear the back seat floor area oilcanning on the new car. I think that the flex that is allowing the wheel hop at this time is chassis-related. I hope it goes away when I finally get around to dropping the subframe connectors through the floor.
By the way, I transferred the springs, shocks, and whatnot from the other (non wheelhopping) car to this one.
Later, Mike. | |
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TealP51
Posts : 133 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 57 Location : Mesa, AZ
| Subject: Re: how to stop wheel hop Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:14 pm | |
| Yep, chassis flex can cause the rear suspension to load and unload. SFC's are your friend.
-Mike S. | |
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squirt514
Posts : 12 Join date : 2009-10-27 Age : 46 Location : MONTGOMERY PA
| Subject: Re: how to stop wheel hop Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:17 pm | |
| i have subframe connectors rearend tubes is welded to center section torqboxs are welded umi boxed control arms stock springs i want to go with coilover on back got them on front just took the 5 speed out and put in a c4 still has bad wheel hop think its got to be the springs | |
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fangar150-ex
Posts : 853 Join date : 2008-11-10 Location : AZ
| Subject: Re: how to stop wheel hop Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:47 am | |
| have you got adjustable upper control arms, is the pinion angle correct? | |
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squirt514
Posts : 12 Join date : 2009-10-27 Age : 46 Location : MONTGOMERY PA
| Subject: Re: how to stop wheel hop Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:45 pm | |
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Stymees'mont
Posts : 406 Join date : 2008-11-08 Age : 51 Location : Minnesota
| Subject: Re: how to stop wheel hop Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:39 pm | |
| Lakewood upper and lower....they worked for me. | |
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