how to eliminate wheel hop??????

a91what

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I run fully adjustable control arms from team z with good single adjustable shocks and stock springs... no quads, but at my power level it wont wheel hop it will just destroy the tires. pinion angle set correctly and the shocks dialed in right should not have issues.

I am not a quad hater just dont have them installed right now as i feel they are not needed for the setup. I also run cats, I hate smelling like exhaust.

 

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#42

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a91what said:

but at my power level it wont wheel hop it will just destroy the tires. pinion angle set correctly and the shocks dialed in right should not have issues.

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While i don't doubt your car doesn't wheel hop (because not every car does), the power level doesn't really have anything to do with it.
With my bfg drag radials my car had what i would call moderate wheel hop.
And that's with 480rwhp and 500rwtq.

 

Mustang5L5

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I had wheel hop with a stock engine, maximum motorsports control arms, new upper control arms, new bushings in the axles, and a few different sets of springs and tires. Still had the hoppity hop. Never verified pinion angle, but ride height changed a few times and it made no difference

So I put the quads back on, and it disappeared.

 

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One time i got it bad was trying to do a 180 from a dead stop. I thought it was gonna break somethin. I let out, but there was no stopping it for a second. It was horrid.

I'll get some quads and see how far away it is from fitting.. I forgot they have that skinny section, might work as is, prolly not. I'll run spacers if needed.

 

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#45

• Nov 11, 2019

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I'm glad I stumbled on this tread. I went by Auto Zone this past weekend and picked up a couple of "steering dampers" from them for less than $12 a piece. At that price it cant hurt and they currently are not in the way of anything on my car.

 

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