For some reason, I've develop a pretty severe case of wheelhop that wasn't present before. I'm leaning toward changing rear shocks, but open to suggestions & ideas. Not really interested in a spring change unless it's last resort. Thought about banding the front of each leaf. Anyone tried that?

Shelby Underrides
HD 4 leaf springs
Magna_Gas shocks
Pinion angle is 2* up / tranny angle is 3* down

Had no wheelhop until last year. Got minor wheelhop after switching to fairly sticky 235/45-17's. This year, with the 5-speed, I can really "shock" the rear tires, and ANY severe launch hops pretty good. :shock: The rear passes the old "one bounce on the bumper" shock test, but I'm wondering if they're a little too soft for the relatively heavy Versailles rear?

Thoughts, comments, links, real-world experiences? :worship:

 

Maybe it has to do with changing your gramma automatic to a more respectable 5 speed.

 

...and that would be a WIFEY automatic. I'm STILL sleeping on the sofa... :cry:

 

I found these at the web site I posted earlier. There is specific talk in the drag shock section about wheel hop, I included the leaf spring lik for good measure. But, I'm betting it is the new trans

http://www.rpmnet.com/techart/dragshock.shtml

http://www.rpmnet.com/techart/leaf.shtml

 

You choice of smilies has reminded me of a site www.channel101.com and click kick of the nuts.

 

Cloney,

The thing about wheel hop is that it’s caused by the springs tendency to wind-up i.e. load-up pressure when sudden & high amounts of torque are applied and it’s the release of this pressure and the tires inability to maintain traction, that causes the wheel to hop. Even with under-rides, you’re still going to have some wind-up because you cannot adjust the amount of tension on the springs.

I'm running 5 leaf reverse eye springs, with Koni shocks, 3/4 sway, and TM under-rides. So my rear end is VERY tight (yeah, yeah I've heard all the tight rear jokes OK )

When running my street tires (Nitto 555's ), if I drop the hammer with my T5, I also experience wheel hop, but it's generally felt toward the end of the run out. However, when I run drag slicks, I don’t feel a thing. So it stands to reason that my drag slicks do a better job at absorbing some of the initial shock load and allow a smoother transition of spring tension as the wheel speed increases due to their soft sidewall and superior traction.

I think in your case, the auto trans & torque converter were not shocking the springs hard enough to cause significant initial spring wind-up so there was less energy to release. Now that you’ve got a more respectable trany, and you’re out have some REAL fun , you’re simply experiencing the more direct connection a manual trans offers.

If you’re looking to eliminate wheel hop altogether, you should be looking at traction bars that you can preload, such as Caltrack’s, or Slide-a-links.

 

...and that would be a WIFEY automatic. I'm STILL sleeping on the sofa... :cry: [/b][/quote]
so you grew some cojones......and you are still complaining?
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Vallerie

 

so you grew some cojones......and you are still complaining? [/b][/quote]
Wouldn't those be clone-jones???

 

LOL, just thought i would ask the clone what kind of hp he was running.