im fed up with the terrible wheel hop my truck gets. i have new solid motor mounts, new tranny mount, new u joints, a recently rebuilt rear end, and as of today, brand new leaf springs and shackles. the new leafs helped my situation, but this thing still gets violent hop on any sort of slippery surface. im not trying to do burnouts and donuts, its just that simple things like pulling my boat out of the water become difficult and embarrassing. the hop makes everything else on the truck either loosen up or break. WHAT DO I DO? the leaf springs just cost me a good chunk of change. i mean, the truck rides amazing now, but i cant stand bouncing and sitting still when i get stuck at a stop sign in the rain

 

Here's the cure..

Go to the junkyard and get a 3.55LS rear axle and swap it in, when the truck has more traction than the motor can overcome wheelhop won't be a problem.

 

I agree with Conanski. A limited slip rear end should fix your problem. Or a better set of tires...

 

Defintely get a 3.55 LS axle.

 

X4. I used to get a little hop too before I dumped my 2.73's for 3.55's and a LS.

 

funny you guys mentioned the ls, i actually have a brand new ls carrier from ford racing sitting on my garage floor waiting to be installed. i have a 2.73 rear end but i would rather not swap that out because i do a ton of highway driving and i like being able to do 75-80 mph without my motor screaming. i also took a look at these:
Lakewood Suspension 21715 - Lakewood Traction Bars for Trucks - Overview - SummitRacing.com

how hard are these to install? am i going to be running back and forth to the hardware store when i do them?

 

Lightnings come stock with slapper bars like those. Not all that great.

Lightning guys run long bars. They are about $450 though.

Cheap way to stop wheel hop is james duff bars. $99

 

where can i get the james duff bars? are those the ones that sort of look like tie rod ends? are they as easy to install as the slapper bars?

 

Question... do the bars work better than the kicker shocks for the 4x2's? I have less problems with the shocks on my 4x4, but then that is with more aggresive tires and a different surface. Axle wrap was breaking axles with the bars but never had a problem after switching to the shocks.

 

Another option.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TFY-20895
Not sure of they will work or not for sure but it's a thought

 

Mine was fine until the end links on my rear sway bar went to hell (I love Michigan, just hate salt). Do the F150s have rear sway bars?

 

Ford Bronco II, Ranger, Traction Bars, Long Link Traction Bars

 

i had those and broke them. the james duff bars are similar, which is why i wanted to go with the other style bar that goes under the leaf springs. i feel like the james duff bars will break like those tuff country ones did.

 

Even with the highway driving, the 3.55s won't hurt your fuel economy much if any at all, if you have an OD transmission.

I still think if you put in the LS, it would greatly reduce this issue. You probably wouldn't even need traction bars. Save your money for now and put the LS in. Then see what you think.

How the heck did you brake those Tuff Country traction bars? Was it from hot rodding or hauling / towing stuff?

Those James Duff ones do look like nicer parts, and are less expensive too.

Are you flooring it and dumping the clutch from every stop light or what?

New shocks will help alot if you haven't done that.

 

Get 3.55LS gears in there and slow the **** down to 70mph, you won't see any difference in fuel milage and the truck will be far more fun to drive with a ton more acceleration at city speeds. Plus you won't have to slip the clutch from a dead stop any more.