hey, here is the situation , have a 71 chevelle, last time i drove the car i had terrible wheel hop with a muncie 4 speed and 2.73 gears, at this time i had stock springs, unboxed lower control arms and monroe air shocks, but with no air in them due to broken air line. Since then i have boxed my lower control arms with square tubing inside them (hope its not bad to be too stiff) and this weekend im installing 3.55 gears and plan on putting some normal shocks on, im in college and can only afford cheap shocks at this time. I was debating between monroe sensa trac shocks. and kyb gas shocks that are both about $25 a piece. From what ive heard the kyb shocks are very harsh and stiff and the monroes are softer like stock. Is one shock more desirable over the other to avoid wheel hop? stiff vs soft? any better suggestions for a cheap shock? Thanks

If you are jacked up in the rear much above staock, that is your wheel hop problem. They don't like to be jacked up in the back very much.

what about buying a set of No-hopes i bought these for my 64

http://www.kivaka.com/chevelle/64nohopechevelle.jpg

I dont think the rear being too high is the problem, its alittle higher in the back...here is a pic of where it is right now, i think there stock springs...but i could be wrong. Also im in college, it will be months before i could afford something like those no hop bars, but thats an option for the future, im just trying to figure out what the best is i can do at the momment.
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I dont think the rear being too high is the problem, its alittle higher in the back...

It is the problem, at least most of it. Mushy control arm bushings also contribute, but the raised ass end is the biggest problem.

I had my rear at your height and had wheel hop also. Lowering it by cutting the springs a tad so that the top of the tire just sat in the wheel well made it go away. Most say you cant cut the rear springs but if you dont cut too much they dont go anywhere.

Hmm, i honestly didnt think it was that high compared to most ive seen, the top of my wheel might be an inch below the fender lip. I kinda liked the stance i have, but may consider cutting it alittle if i have too. i already am bottoming my headers off the ground, and didnt wanna get the car much lower, but that is more of a front suspension issue.

You need to drop the rear by 2 to 3" to be in the stock range. About 1 1/2" of my tire is up in the wheelwell and the hop is gone. It was higher when I bought it and it had horrible wheel hop. I put the no-hop bars on like the photo above and it went away with the rear still up there.

it looks like the rear is too high, and the front is too low.
front springs might be sagged a bit, which could cause the headers to hit.

I know the front springs are a mess, probably will put new shocks in there too, they are so sagged out they have spacers between the coils and still are kinda low. I actually like the stance where it is if the front springs were a bit stiffer so it didnt bottom. Any suggestions on front springs taht will keep the front hieght it as or even an inch higher but slightly stiffer (of cheap moog springs). I had Cut s-10 springs in my 85 monte carlo that had the perfect low stance and stiff but not harsh, i dont know fi the same springs would fit in a chevelle though.

I really doubt S-10 springs would fit in a Chevelle. I would get a set of 2" drop springs in the future. They would set the car nice. Also, get urethane bushings throughout. I can not say enough about how much they improve the handling of the car as well as no more wheel hopping.

If you're wheels are hopping and leaving the road they could also just be misbalanced. Take your wheels to a tire shop and have them rebalanced. They could also be out of round, but they look pretty new.