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Old 09-30-2014, 01:12 PM
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My truck has some really nasty wheel hop. Anybody know a relatively cheap way to reduce it?
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My truck has some really nasty wheel hop. Anybody know a relatively cheap way to reduce it?
Define wheel hop? Steering wheel vibrations? A specific wheel vibration or rumble?
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While aggressively accelerating, the tires spin, causing the back of the truck to violently bounce up and down.
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While aggressively accelerating, the tires spin, causing the back of the truck to violently bounce up and down.
Put some weight in the bed. Keeping your tires on the ground will prevent that. There's not really much else you can do.
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Don't push so hard on the gas pedal, that will negate the need for weight in the bed.
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traction bars prevent that, don't know if they are made for our trucks. It's pretty normal for a truck to have wheel hop. You have no weight over the tires. Maybe try to limit your hot rodding to when you have a full tank of gas? Haha. New shocks may help.
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