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Old 03-06-2008, 03:22 PM
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last nite i was getting on my car out of the hole and it felt like a vibration from the rear end or is it wheel hop? is that normal? what can i do to fix it? i have no performance mods but gta's axlebacks!!
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Old 03-06-2008, 03:37 PM
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thats wheel hop. sticky tires andlca's still help you stick better.
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Old 03-06-2008, 03:41 PM
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You are hoppin.
I replaced my OE rear springs and shocks for Roush and it minimized
the wheel hop. I also went from 215mm wide tires to 235mm wide tires.
The next step would be LCAs and a new UCA with
stiffer bushings instead of the soft OE rubber ones.

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Old 03-06-2008, 03:46 PM
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lcas or bigger wheels
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Old 03-06-2008, 04:37 PM
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Default RE: vibration in car or wheel hop??

You need upper and lower control arms to eliminate wheel hop. I don't understand why people recommend a sticky tire. Wheel hop is a direct result of your suspension flexing causing the tires to leave the ground or hop. In our case it's the control arm bushings that are mostly responsible. Wheel hop sucks and looks stupid if you are outside the car.
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Old 03-06-2008, 04:47 PM
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I had bad wheel hop when I was making my boomtube video[:@] Oh well I guess I need LCA's
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Old 03-06-2008, 07:08 PM
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will it get worse when i add on performance mods?
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Old 03-06-2008, 08:35 PM
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You turned the traction control off....right? Leaving it on make the rear end buck all over the place.
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Old 03-06-2008, 09:11 PM
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tried it with traction control off also!! same result!!! feels likes i am doing a burn-out on a bumpy road!!
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Old 03-06-2008, 09:21 PM
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i got upper and lower control arms and it fixed it, u should do the same !
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