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Preventing wheel hop.

Old Dec 27, 2013 | 09:53 AM
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Preventing wheel hop.

I've searched quite a few threads on how to prevent wheel hop and nothing seems to be clear. It's about 50/50 on replacing your control arm bushings or solid motor/tranny mounts.

Can someone clear this up for me? What should I purchase and install to decrease wheel hop?
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 09:57 AM
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while both help, powell trans mounts are the real solution
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 09:58 AM
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Powell rotated mounts will get rid of most of them.
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 11:23 AM
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Both from Powell. Also tires affect wheel hop
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by riceburner
while both help, powell trans mounts are the real solution
Powell told me the real solution is his CABs he designed
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 02:27 PM
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i put ottp stang 2 rotated trans mounts on and my wheel hop was gone
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 02:29 PM
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Rotated mounts are your solution.
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 02:35 PM
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The solid CAB's got rid of all my wheel hop before the rotated mounts were available.

Wheelhop is the tire actually pulling forward in the wheelwell then sliding backwards. This is due to the lower control arm bushing compliance allowing the car to just power it forward. If you use the rotated mounts you eliminate some of the torque angle problem and it lessens this effect, but if you switch to the solid style CABs it can't move like it needs to to cause the hopping.
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 12:59 AM
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Well I did rotated mounts and the CABs at the same time so wan't able to see if one stopped it or the other but I haven't had any issues since
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 01:01 AM
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I have rotated mounts and still have hop... That's how I know. Lol
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 01:08 AM
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rotated trans mounts will help, but the best way to eliminate hop is spherical control arm bushings
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 01:36 AM
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I'm trying to get everything done right before adding power, could have probably bought the parts I need 2-3x over now to complete the turbo kit
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 04:21 AM
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Sounds like I should give Mr. Powell a jingle on some CABs then.
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