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Old 05-04-2008, 12:00 AM
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Default car wheelhops 2nd

idk if its just the way im shifting when racing someone but when i slam 2nd gear and let out the clutch it wheelhops about 5 times really hard idk if its bad for the car or its just what they do if its my driving should i just have the clutch all the way out b4 i floor it in2 2nd gear or is it ok to shift on the clutch a little bit
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check your lca s mine were a little loose and was causing the same thing
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wheelhop will break your rearend faster then anything.
Old 05-04-2008, 12:23 AM
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how do i know if my lower control arms are bad?? check the bushings??
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Get you some BMRs
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so you had the same problem with the wheelhop into 2nd and the BMR's cured it
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Check the bushings and bolts and make sure everything is like it's supposed to be. It sounds like a problem with the LCA's
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My car did it till i put the bmr lc on and know i don't notice any.
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The Stock LCA's are horrible. Some aftermarket LCA's should fix the problem for pretty cheap. If not, then get some LCA relocation brackets too. Wheel hop is really bad for your rear end.

Make sure the bolts/nuts are all tight. Mine used to back out a lot and start clunking on bumps. Loctite fixed that though.




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