axel hop

[FUPA]

IT's like, when i want to go fast, my rear right wheel seems like it is hopping. It is driving me Fcuking mad. my brother said it was something called axel hop, but he isnt sure. How do i get this fixed?

[SilverTAWS6]

AKA Wheel hop [img]smile.gif[/img] .
Do you have a limited slip differential (LSD)? If not, only one wheel spins (tends to be the right) and causes hop. Getting a takeoff Torsen from SLP ($99) should help a lot.
If you already have an LSD, then it's usually a suspension issue that you can start working on with aftermarket LCA's, panhard, torque arm.

Hope that helps.

Chris

[AZ3.8Camaro]

Some new Lower control arms will do it....

[Slow-N-ugly]

I get wheel hop, most do.

The LS1 guys swear by a Jegster torque arm, I am getting one.

A good set of LCAs' will help or at least box what you have.

Under hard acceleration the rear end moves around. The stock pieces, although good, allow for a lot of play.

[shortdog273]

LCAs (preferably BMR) knocked out all of my wheelhop. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

[FUPA]

thanks you all. i shall get some LCAs!

[SilverTAWS6]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by FUPA:
thanks you all. i shall get some LCAs!<hr></blockquote>

FYI:

If you're going for purely drag/straight line, probably best to just get poly/poly ones (BMR is good).

If you're going autocross too, probably best to get like the LG Motorsports or Spohn ones: poly/spherical end as long as you don't mind the possibility of slightly increased road noise. They'll have a lot less bind then the poly/poly ones.

Chris