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Old 09-10-2011, 11:02 AM
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as the titles says, didn't do anything to the car lately, what could be the culprit?
 
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Old 09-10-2011, 11:08 AM
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usually wheel hop is because of weak suspension and bad bushings id start at replacing the bushings first then move to shocks and springs
 
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Old 09-10-2011, 11:12 AM
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which bushings? i put slp bilsteins and moog endlinks only about 2 months ago
 
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Old 09-10-2011, 11:15 AM
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the bushings for the rear suspension... im not an expert on this as ive never had a wheel hop issue but i was watching one of those powerblock shows on spike a few years ago and they had an early 4th gen that had ridiculous wheel hop they replaced the bushings and springs/shocks and it went away
 
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Old 09-10-2011, 12:09 PM
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Lower control arm bushings and pan hard bar bushings. Your springs might also be bad.
 
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Old 09-10-2011, 03:33 PM
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So it's an LS1? How many miles on the car, and what springs are you running, OEM ones?

Checking the condition of your rear bumpstops may give some hints about what is going on -- are they crumbling?
 
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Old 09-10-2011, 04:50 PM
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Wheel hop is generally caused from the pinion end (yoke) of the rearend being allowed to lift under torque, then when it snaps back down, the tires will break free. It happens in a jerk-jerk-jerk motion. Your torque arm is what prevents that from happening, as well as stopping the rearend from twisting into a pretzel in general. So with that, give a close inspection to your torque arm; where it mounts to the trans bracket, where it mounts to the rearend, and also check to see if your trans mount is torn. If any of those points are no longer fastened, you will get wheel hop, and/or a banging noise.
 
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Old 09-10-2011, 08:31 PM
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I had bad wheel hop and I got new moog lca bushing and it went away.
 
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Old 09-11-2011, 08:50 PM
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yep ls1 107k original springs with slp bilsteins, changed the tranny mount a few months ago, wasnt torn but i could flex it with my bare hands, where exactly is the rear lower control arm bushings? I will check the torque arm places and have feedback. what i have been noticing lately though was when i am making a 90deg turn off the gas coasting, then go back on the gas once i straighten the wheel i do feel a bang/clunk
 
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found the rear lca bushings :P
 


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