KILLED the hop !!
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KILLED the hop !!
I have always hated the dreaded wheel-hop these cars have. I installed Koni SA's first. Not to yr and kill the hop, but as my usual first suspension mod. That helped the hop. Some.
Then installed UMI LCA's (poly/roto-joint combo) .
That helped. A little, but still got the hop. Damn hop. I hate it.
Now just installed J&M UCA (three-piece poly joint) and UMI UCA mount.
HOP IS GONE !!! Finally !!
Thought I would post because I have seen other posts with folks wanting to kill the hop.
Before these mods. i could give the stang gas in first gear, and as RPM's rose, the wheels would start spinnin, then just as the R's climbed, a horrible, violent wheel hop would start i though it would shake the car apart. I just had to let off the gas when it would start for fear of tearing the rear end up. Also, when winding first and then hitting second gear, the hoppedy hop would start.
These mods did not add much NVH from what I can tell. Maybe I can feel some more impact getting transmitted thourgh to my butt when the rear end hits a hard bump or something but I really cannot tell any additional road noise or vibration from the rear ot's really smooth back there. And did I mention, HOP-free ?
heh heh
Then installed UMI LCA's (poly/roto-joint combo) .
That helped. A little, but still got the hop. Damn hop. I hate it.
Now just installed J&M UCA (three-piece poly joint) and UMI UCA mount.
HOP IS GONE !!! Finally !!
Thought I would post because I have seen other posts with folks wanting to kill the hop.
Before these mods. i could give the stang gas in first gear, and as RPM's rose, the wheels would start spinnin, then just as the R's climbed, a horrible, violent wheel hop would start i though it would shake the car apart. I just had to let off the gas when it would start for fear of tearing the rear end up. Also, when winding first and then hitting second gear, the hoppedy hop would start.
These mods did not add much NVH from what I can tell. Maybe I can feel some more impact getting transmitted thourgh to my butt when the rear end hits a hard bump or something but I really cannot tell any additional road noise or vibration from the rear ot's really smooth back there. And did I mention, HOP-free ?
heh heh
#5
Hoss - your approach is probably worth as much as the actual parts that you used. Kind of sneak up on it a little at a time and when it stops happening, you stop throwing parts and $ at it.
Thanks for posting.
Norm
Thanks for posting.
Norm
#6
Don't have numbers. Other mods: Steeda CAI w/ AM race tune, 3.73 gears, Koni SA (yellows), Strano swaybars Coast aluminum DS, CHE K-member brace w/ torque limiters. I think thats about it besides what I already mentioned on the post.
#8
Lastly, I replaced the UCA, and because the UCA mount bolt holes are 16mm, I elected to replace the UCA mount at the same time rather than use those flimsey stepped spacers that come with the UCA that supposed to fix the clunk from that.
Seems what finally fixed the hop was the UCA, so maybe should have tried that first? I tried it for last, cause I heard install of it was a PITA. But really, it wasn't that bad. I tried the LCA's first cause I've seen posted by some that it fixed their hop.
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