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if i get on it real hard... i get some nasty wheel hop and it doesnt help controling the skid as it is.... so i was wondering if i can do some really easy things besides traction bars... and stuff like that... thanks.. Oh and dont tell me to keep my foot out of it
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Do you have any weight in the back?
Is there a lid or bed cover?
If you have a bed lid possibility would be putting a wing on the lid.
Your buncing due to the light back end. A cheep trial is two 80# bags of sand placed right over the axle in the bed or just behind the wheel wells toward the tail gate. Only problem is keeping them there on hard turns.
Is there a lid or bed cover?
If you have a bed lid possibility would be putting a wing on the lid.
Your buncing due to the light back end. A cheep trial is two 80# bags of sand placed right over the axle in the bed or just behind the wheel wells toward the tail gate. Only problem is keeping them there on hard turns.
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actually chances are that your tire is out of round. Put it on a balancing machine and you might see it has low spots and high spots. If not then the tires could be out of ballance, or the drums out of ballance. Thats all that would cause it to jump like that. I had the same problem and fixed it by getting some new tires. I used to have some heavy retreads on it that were really lopsided.
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under HARD acceleration, the main factor that creates axle wrap is lack of spring strength. On these older vehciles, the springs get fatigued and don't work as well as they used to. Chances are your tires and drums are just fine. If traction bars or new leaf springs are to expensive, then do like mentioned above with the sand bags to make an attempt at keeping the rear end on the ground.
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another good way to eliminate wheel hop. go to pep-boys or whatever, and you will find spring clamps. just a regular u-bolt, similar to what holds the leafs together. clamp on the section where you have the most leafs, towards the front of the truck. this will stiffen the spring, causing the axle not to twist as much. the only downside is that it will stiffen the ride up too.
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From: Topsfield, MA
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Yeah it has nothing to do with weight on the vehicle. It's the fact that when your axle is torqued up, the pinion wants to turn upwards which bends the leaf springs into an "S" like shape. That creates the bouncing and wheel hop. Try not to do it as it's not good for the parts. Good shocks can help but the best way is with traction bars.
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No trust me, if ur burning out and ur truck starts hopping, have ur tires checked and your ballance. Bad tires will start the hopping and cause it to hop no matter what. Traction bars will help it go away. But if ur tires are bad, it will always hop. The traction bar will just soften it a little.
If you have good tires and an antihop bar, you shouldnt notice any hopping.
If you have good tires and an antihop bar, you shouldnt notice any hopping.
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From: brimfield township,OH
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Well I've had three sets of tires on my 93. It wheel hopped with every set. I saw some broken leafs and thought that was the problem, it wasn't. I put new springs on both sides. I don't think it wheel hopped until I put a locker in it. I was going up a hill with about 14 inches of snow and didn't want to get out to lock the hubs. It started wheel hopping so bad it bounced into a ditch. I can say my chevy never wheel hopped.
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Come on GUYS the wheel hop is from the light rear end not out of round or ballance there is just not enough weight to hold it down
I have had tires put on and not ballanced and they didnt bounce but they were heavy tires
I have had tires put on and not ballanced and they didnt bounce but they were heavy tires
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its not the tires....justins right its caused by the pinion trying to crawl up the ring gear which in turn twists your main spring leaf into an s shape, if you don't belive us, go hold your brakes, stick your head out the door and gas it with the brakes on, watch your springs twist into all kinds of shapes. Thats your problem, traction bars will fix it.
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Mine doesnt hop, and i can burn out in 3rd gear. IT used to because I had retreads on it. They were off ballance by about 13 ounces each. That caused a lot of hopping even in 1st gear spins. I got some new tires and have never had a problem with it.
Mine doesnt hop at all, i have no locker, and no traction bar.
Maybe it is the leafs, I had mine upgraded to 8 leafs. They used to be 6.
Maybe thats what made the difference.
But those old tires I had were really bad. If you have had new tires put on already, then obviously its not the problem.
You probably just need some traction bars.
Mine doesnt hop at all, i have no locker, and no traction bar.
Maybe it is the leafs, I had mine upgraded to 8 leafs. They used to be 6.
Maybe thats what made the difference.
But those old tires I had were really bad. If you have had new tires put on already, then obviously its not the problem.
You probably just need some traction bars.
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