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Old 09-06-2005, 07:18 AM
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Quick Question. I ran a search but couldn't find an answer. I have a 2001 WS6, with a few mods. Pushing around 375HP. I've got Nitto 555Rs Drag Radials on the rear. The car has severe wheel hop. What would cure this? New shocks, Lower Control Arms, Both? Thanks in advance.
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Old 09-06-2005, 09:59 AM
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Yes, shocks, lca, and lca relocation brackets if your car has been lowered will all help with wheel hop.
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ya i had the same problem..the lca's almost eliminated all of it..and with new shocks and springs i have none
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also check your tranny mount...it takes like 2 mins to put a polyurethane one in...that along with my lca's cure mine completely
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lca's are the cure for wheel hop.

shocks, tranny mount, torque arm, relocation brackets will all help a little bit too.
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Thanks for all the replies. Looks like today I'll be shopping for LCAs.
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LCA's didn't do anything for me. The torque arm was the only thing that made a difference.
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I had the same problem with my car. I was told that lca brackets would fix it.




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