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Old 11-06-2012, 02:13 PM
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i noticed just today that i am getting alot of wheel hop, more than usual. i have 37s on a 6 inch lift with 2 inch lift shackles and bilstein shocks. i can feel my back end just bouncing like crazy when going down the highway. what is this caused from. i looked at my pinion angle and it really is not all that bad there is actually a spacer in there. can anyone help.
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Old 11-06-2012, 07:08 PM
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Is this just driving at highway speeds? It could be an egged tire or bad rear shock absorbers.
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The shocks are brand new what do you mean by egged tire
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Get rid of any lift blocks and get new leaf springs or get traction bars
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Yea i figured that would be it
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any spacers for the tires? those made mine hop.
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When mine starts doing that I know its time to have the tires balanced. "Road Force Balancing" fixes my hop everytime....
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i noticed just today that i am getting alot of wheel hop, more than usual. i have 37s on a 6 inch lift with 2 inch lift shackles and bilstein shocks. i can feel my back end just bouncing like crazy when going down the highway. what is this caused from. i looked at my pinion angle and it really is not all that bad there is actually a spacer in there. can anyone help.
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