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sam chevelle
Nov 13th, 02, 9:44 PM
have severe wheel hop on my 70 chevelle. car has the ls6 motor 4 speed 4:10 rear. have tried traction bars new rear snubber. car has new bushings also. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks sam

thr062
Nov 14th, 02, 3:57 AM
Did you replace the "SS links"? They are the bars that go between the upper and lower controll arm bushings. Mine were cracked real bad when I took them out and replaced them with the Hotchkis ones. Try the whole Hotchkis rear package with the sway bar. mine dont hop (all the time).

Will

von
Nov 14th, 02, 5:06 AM
Polyurethane rear bushings will usually cure the wheel hop. It did on mine.

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CHELKAMINO
Nov 14th, 02, 9:41 AM
Put urethane bushings in mine too.....solved my wheel hopping problem......that and a nice sticky street tire!!!!! http://www.chevelles.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Rich-L79
Nov 14th, 02, 2:27 PM
Is the car jacked up in the rear? Returning it to it's original ride height will do wonders as well.