help! severe wheel hop
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help! severe wheel hop
I took my car to the strip last night and the rear axle was bouncing so badly it rattled my brake light switch right out from under the dash. has anyone had the same problem or any ideas how to fix. car is a 87 firebird, 350 crate engine, 5 speed, 3.27 posi, 275/50/r15's on the rear, stock susp.
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That's an easy fix. Just put on some LCA Relocation Brackets. I had the same problem.
Put those on, problem solved and my car handled better in turns. BONUS
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1986 SC Camaro
Mods: Threw 2.8 in garbage, put in rebuilt
350 .060 over, XE268H Comp cam, Edlebrock
Performer Intake and Edlebrock 600 CFM Carb,
Pete Jackson noisy GearDrive (which sounded
cool for about 5 minutes, now I'm sick of it)
Rebuilt TH350, 3.42 Rear Gears. LCA RLB's.
Put those on, problem solved and my car handled better in turns. BONUS
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1986 SC Camaro
Mods: Threw 2.8 in garbage, put in rebuilt
350 .060 over, XE268H Comp cam, Edlebrock
Performer Intake and Edlebrock 600 CFM Carb,
Pete Jackson noisy GearDrive (which sounded
cool for about 5 minutes, now I'm sick of it)
Rebuilt TH350, 3.42 Rear Gears. LCA RLB's.
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I also found out I had an internally broken shock and my tranny mount was pretty much ripped in two but I think will still try the brackets
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Hello fellow Canadian,
I ordered Steve's LCA without the relocation brackets and the difference is night and day. The car feels very tight in the corners and the wheel hop is totally gone!
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89 GTA G92
305 TPI WC 5spd w/3.45
Accel Cap & 8mm Taylor's
Custom 4" Cold Air Induction
Jet Airfoil
K&N Airfilter
160 deg stat/fan switch TB Bypass - Steel Rad
Cat back 3" Exhaust w/Terminator Muff.
HiGh FlOw Dynomax Cat
Spohn LCA's - KYB GR-2's
Moroso Crank Bolt and roller pilot bearing.
New Fuel Pump!
Autometer Vac+Oil Temp
2000 Yamaha R1 150hp 385ibs
I ordered Steve's LCA without the relocation brackets and the difference is night and day. The car feels very tight in the corners and the wheel hop is totally gone!
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89 GTA G92
305 TPI WC 5spd w/3.45
Accel Cap & 8mm Taylor's
Custom 4" Cold Air Induction
Jet Airfoil
K&N Airfilter
160 deg stat/fan switch TB Bypass - Steel Rad
Cat back 3" Exhaust w/Terminator Muff.
HiGh FlOw Dynomax Cat
Spohn LCA's - KYB GR-2's
Moroso Crank Bolt and roller pilot bearing.
New Fuel Pump!
Autometer Vac+Oil Temp
2000 Yamaha R1 150hp 385ibs
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Car: 91 RS
Engine: 350tpi comming soon!
Transmission: fixed the 700r4 again!
i would say relocation bracket and a good set of LCA's will help DRAMITICALLY
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91 camaro RS
- 305 TBI
Mods: Performer TBI intake, 1" TBI spacer, K+N, jet fan switch ,160 thermo,Accel control module, Jet Stage 2 chip, edelbrock TES headers, Compleate 3" Flowmaster exhaust, Edelbrock springs, KYB struts and shocks, 700R4 built by TSI, SLP tq converter, b+m trans cooler, white guage faces, megashifter..
next month: spohn LCA's and panhard rod, BMR relocation brackets, 323 gear
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91 camaro RS
- 305 TBI
Mods: Performer TBI intake, 1" TBI spacer, K+N, jet fan switch ,160 thermo,Accel control module, Jet Stage 2 chip, edelbrock TES headers, Compleate 3" Flowmaster exhaust, Edelbrock springs, KYB struts and shocks, 700R4 built by TSI, SLP tq converter, b+m trans cooler, white guage faces, megashifter..
next month: spohn LCA's and panhard rod, BMR relocation brackets, 323 gear
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There was a magazine article published back a little while ago that solved this simply by replacing the stock LCA bushings. Much cheaper than the entire LCA. Just a thought ;-)
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