Stop the Hop

[ike9659]

Has anyone figured out the best way to stop the hop? my 66 coronet wheel hops ferociously under heavy acceleration

 

[33 IMP]

Wornout springs or shocks, or both. And maybe spring bushings. As an experiment, make some clamps for the front segment of the springs.... and maybe remove the ones on the rear segment.
Next: shocks (cheaper and easier than spring replacement. )
If it were mine? SS springs and adjustable shocks (HD springs from espo or others, if the ss "lean" bothers you.)

 

[Runner 68]

I'm no expert but my guess would be worn out springs as 33 stated above.
Wheel hop on our Mopars is rare because of the spring design when compared to the Furds and Chebys.
Stop doing burnouts will solve it as well.

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

2 wonderful suggestions, so I’ll put this in

 

[YY1]

Agree on worn parts.

Also agree wheel hop on a Mopar is rare.

When my buddy was having parties after hours at his auto repair business, we sang that as "at the shop".

Shop, shop, shop, shop......at the shop.

Let's go to the shop (oh, baby).

 

[Big Bad Dad]

You running pumped up air shocks?

 

[PurpleBeeper]

Just add as set of part store "slapper bar" traction bars and the problem will go away instantly

 

[ike9659]

I'm no expert but my guess would be worn out springs as 33 stated above.
Wheel hop on our Mopars is rare because of the spring design when compared to the Furds and Chebys.
Stop doing burnouts will solve it as well.

For a reply to the first two suggestions, springs, bushings and shocks are in great shape. Regarding the burn outs, I honestly don’t do them but at a 15-20 mph roll and hard acceleration the tires hop very bad, ease off and go to second same thing, even in to third gear…

 

[RemCharger]

This is one of those times that you could see if an adjustable snubber helps

 

[Outsider]

Fatigued springs wrapping up, and or, too short of shocks.

 

[Runner 68]

For a reply to the first two suggestions, springs, bushings and shocks are in great shape. Regarding the burn outs, I honestly don’t do them but at a 15-20 mph roll and hard acceleration the tires hop very bad, ease off and go to second same thing, even in to third gear…

Just trying to help. How old are your springs? What makes you say they are in great shape?

 

[hunt2elk]

Sure sounds like weak leaf springs to me.

 

[BB BELLA]

might want to put your wheels on a balancer just to be sure nothings wrong there! I know some of these cars sit for long periods without use and tires can become flat spotted!
although you might be able to check it partially by jacking it and rotating the tires against some type of rigged indicator!

 

[Frank Mopar]

Clamp the front of the spring and remove the clamps from the rear.

Note on the pic the body separation and tire being driven into the track.

 

[ike9659]

Just trying to help. How old are your springs? What makes you say they are in great shape?

springs are 6 years old, Mopar Performance springs have maybe 4000 miles of regular duty driving