Wheel Hop

[nightrunner066]

The wheel hop in my truck is terrible.

It was 38* outside with wet roads and it still wanted to wheel hop really bad.

Its a stock suspension / tire 4x4 truck.

I realize there will always be some with coil springs, but its not good. lol


Is everyone's this bad?

 

[Ratket]

what kind of tires? that's seems odd especially on wet roads.

 

[loveracing1988]

My 1500 would do it pretty bad on dry pavement but wet pavement was fine. I had 3.55's vs your 3.92's so that might hurt you in this instance. I also had the wrangler silent armor tires vs the SRA tires, that might have helped me too.

 

[nightrunner066]

stock tires (Wrangler SRA).


has anyone tried bags?

 

[Ratket]

392"s would help him get loose... I dunno that seems strange to me

 

[jlb]

My truck has never exhibited wheel hop. I have qc w/3.92s (granted I have the 545RFE), but I have never had a lot of wheelspin either. Are you sure it isn't jsut the traction control doing weird ****? I know with the traction control on, if I put one wheel in the dirt, and the other on the pavement on the side of the road the traction control freaks the **** out, and actually "feels" very similar to wheel hop.

Probably not your problem though, I also have a lot of weight in the bed, HD shocks (I have an outdoorsman model which is quoted as having special ones whatever the **** that means), and air bags, so my rear suspension could be "stiffer" than yours.

 

[Stangshcky12]

I would check all of your control arm bushings, shocks and tire pressure
Usually wheel hop in a 4 link suspension is caused by bad/soft bushings

 

[nightrunner066]

lol, thanks


It's a brand new truck.

 

[Liv2race]

Don't know man. I light them up all the time. Dry and wet.

2014 crew, 392 lsd 8speed. Never happened
2012 crew, 392 lsd 6speed. Maybe twice and only wet roads

 

[nightrunner066]

It doesn't happen all the time.

the more i thought about it , I think a lot of it has to do with the crappy roads around here. once I hit a little bump while spinning it just magnifies a whole bunch.


I guess i'll have to do more testing.

 

[hemihustlin]

Yeah ****** roads dont help anything. We have lots here and sometimes i freak out because it starts pulling to the side or wierd vibrations then i realise after i change road its just the road.
You would think you would get used to it but sometimes it catches you by suprise.

 

[nightrunner066]

also my other truck has cal tracs and enough power to light them up for as long as I want to.

But when you have just barely enough power to make them spin with coil springs , its not going to be pretty ..

 

[mbrimmer]

mine has wheel hop as well. completely stock right down to the tires 14 sc sport 3.92 rear, dry pavement traction control off throttle to the floor. i didnt think it would have been a problem with the rear suspension setup.

 

[sicmadek]

I installed mopar 3.92 and lsd in mine. No wheel hop here.

 

[Stangshcky12]

lol, thanks


It's a brand new truck.

That doesn't mean you can't have a bad bushing.
It's a pretty rigid susoension design, that's really the only way you can get axle wrap and true wheel hop

 

[nightrunner066]

That doesn't mean you can't have a bad bushing.
It's a pretty rigid susoension design, that's really the only way you can get axle wrap and true wheel hop

K..

 

[bluesport2014]

mine does exact same even lowered there is a bushing kit you can get stiffen it up a bit.its cause the stock tires and what not

 

[Stangshcky12]

mine does exact same even lowered there is a bushing kit you can get stiffen it up a bit.its cause the stock tires and what not

His trucks brand new so everything a perfectly fine, it's not the bushings....

 

[loveracing1988]

His trucks brand new so everything a perfectly fine, it's not the bushings....

He is more saying the stock bushings allow it to happen, the stiffer aftermarket ones help eliminate it.

 

[Stangshcky12]

I was being sarcastic.
It could be that the factory are just to soft but I wouldn't dismiss the idea that one may be installed properly or even blown out already just cause it's a new truck.

Who am I to stop you from throwing money at random parts to try to fix it.