Wheel hop cures

[Flyn]

What worked with lessening or curing wheel hop for you guys who have already addressed that problem.

What didn't work?

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[Wiked03]

All I have tried so far was the steeda springs, which did nothing for tha hop.

I plan to try a combo of Nittos and the Billetflow "hop fix" in the next few months.

 

[Wharf Rat]

The MM IRS bushings helped a little. I wouldn't say the made it hop less often, but a lot less violent.

Nitto DRs helped a TON.

QA-1 adjustable shocks helped a lot, too. The key with those though is finding a setting that is stiff enough to fight off the hop but soft enough that it doesn't jar your fillings out every time you hit a bump. I've been running them on 6 on the street and will crank 'em up to 10 at the track.

With those 3 things I would say I got rid of 90% of the hop. I am still contemplating switching to a solid though for the strengh and weight loss besides the hop. If it wasn't going to be a $3000 ordeal I'd be out in the garage doing it right now.

If I give up on the solid I guess I'll bite the bullitt and do the diff bushings, etc. and level 2 or 5s.

Anyone know anything about this kit from Steala (or where you can buy the original???)

 

[Mystic Terminator]

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149258&highlight=steeda+irs+bracket

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40845&highlight=Mathis+bracket

 

[dun4791]

Carl Did you do the billetflow hop fix shock brackets yet? Can you take a pic? Do they just bolt on? Would they be easy to fabricate? Sounds like they are getting good feedback on svt perf. Lyle

 

[Wiked03]

Carl Did you do the billetflow hop fix shock brackets yet? Can you take a pic? Do they just bolt on? Would they be easy to fabricate? Sounds like they are getting good feedback on svt perf. Lyle

They are actually just bushings. When installing the new Strange shocks, you use the steel sleeves from the stock shocks along with these bushings provided by Billetflow to replace the sleeves and bushings that come from Strange.

So far people are reporting good results, I can't wait to try them out...

Here is a pic.

 

[dun4791]

Im gonna wait n see what kind of results more people are getting. But im thinking those busings and shocks, new Nitto DRs,and a diff brace from billetflow. Sounds to me that that is what everybody is getting the best results from. Especially when you factor in cost. Hurry up spring!!! Lyle

 

[wtw5974]

QA-1 adjustable shocks helped a lot, too. The key with those though is finding a setting that is stiff enough to fight off the hop but soft enough that it doesn't jar your fillings out every time you hit a bump. I've been running them on 6 on the street and will crank 'em up to 10 at the track.

Is the higher the number the softer it is on those shocks?

 

[Wiked03]

I think higher is stiffer.

At least it is on the Strange shocks...

 

[wtw5974]

thats what I though, you want softer when drag racing for weight transfer to the rear wheels.

 

[Wiked03]

Well the theory goes: Softer is better for weight transfer, but not for wheel hop. To control the hop you want to stiffen things up. You won't squat as well, but you might save your halfshafts!

So far people seem to say it works well.... I will have to wait and see once I install mine.

 

[Wharf Rat]

thats what I though, you want softer when drag racing for weight transfer to the rear wheels.

Normally, yes but not us lucky Cobra owners "blessed" with IRS. We are trying to get LESS movement in the rear and thus, hopefully less hop.

10 is the stiffest setting. I don't think they compress much at all at that setting.

 

[wtw5974]

Normally, yes but not us lucky Cobra owners "blessed" with IRS. We are trying to get LESS movement in the rear and thus, hopefully less hop.

10 is the stiffest setting. I don't think they compress much at all at that setting.

If Ford didn't mount the IRS to the stock live axle mounting points. We wouldn't have half of the problems with the IRS, but ho well. This just goes to show the difference between to doing things cheap and doing things rite.

 

[Flyn]

I was reading some threads on Modular Fords and found this one. It has a TON of info on the IRS and wheel hop.

http://www.modularfords.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21117

 

[wtw5974]

I was reading some threads on Modular Fords and found this one. It has a TON of info on the IRS and wheel hop.

http://www.modularfords.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21117

I was looking at that setup my self, very nice :biggthump