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Rear end of car bouncing up under WOT???

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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 01:33 AM
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Rear end of car bouncing up under WOT???

Hey everyone, I don't really know how to explain this but maybe some of you can relate? I was just wondering what I could do to my car to make it limit/stop hopping over little bumps during WOT. For example, I will be on it and then right as I go over a little bump in the road it feels like back end ramps off the bump and then spins the wheels a little. And the bumps aren't big or anything. My question is, what could I could for my car to help with this? Trac bar? Lower the car with new spring/shocks? Or is this just a problem that solid rear end cars have a problem with?

Thanks for any info,
Tony
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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 05:35 AM
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It's called "wheel hop". It's caused by defective design, in the geometry of the rear suspension components. Lowering the car makes it worse.

The cure is lower control arm relocation brackets.

Do a search on "wheel hop", you'll discover that everybody with one of these cars (or a 4th gen for that matter) has to deal with it sooner or later.
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