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Old 12-24-2012, 11:38 AM
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Im getting pretty bad wheel hop when launching, the car has lca relocation brackets, tubular control arms and torque arm, im lowered with bmr springs and bilstein shock. tires are 325/30/19 goodyears. any suggestions to help solve this problem are greatly appreciated.
Old 12-24-2012, 02:14 PM
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Do you have a short or long torque arm? And are your lower control arms mounted in the upper or lower holes on the relocation brackets? Does the car sit level from side to side in the back?

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its a long torque arm, the lower control arms are in the bottom hole. ill check to make sure about sitting level but im pretty sure it does.
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If everything you listed is in good shape then I would say check the pinion angle.
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Are the shocks adjustable?
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In my experience it will have to be pinion angle. Check it then you will know
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what kind of LCA's do you have in there?
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2degrees will cause it to hop.
Old 12-29-2012, 11:19 PM
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the shocks aren't adjustable. the lower control arms are the poly/ rodend style. what should I have the pinion angle set to?
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do you have an adjustable torque arm? you will need to set the rear at -1 to -2 degrees
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yes I do. I had it set at -2. ill recheck to make sure its still set there.
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it could be in the shock/spring setup also.



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