summitlt Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 My 90 MJ has wheelhop, mostly in reverse. It gets really old when I'm tryin gto get into traffic or something and it spins, when it grabs it seems like its going to come apart. I was looking at the bars you can get at VIP (woo hoo) but they would take away a lot of ground clearance. Like these http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lakewood ... 1300QQrdZ1 What else can I do to reduce wheelhop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 wheelhop is definitly not normal. Are your leaf springs shot? Any suspension mods? spring over perhaps? I've not expereinced anything like that in my 87, and i've dumped the clutch with 31s. SHe ether roasts them or we go like hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Mine hopped like a bish, especially in reverse. Until I 'bought' my free cooper tires, which would just go up in a cloud of smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitlt Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 Leafsprings are there, and fine. Theres even a S-10 leaf under the main one. It doesnt do it all the time, most of the time itll spin em, or go. But every once in a while, like when going form 1st to second and I dump it, itll hop like mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Even with traction bars, or similar devices your rear end is still going to want to rotate. The problem then is, if you use your rig off road you have lost ground clearance, and now you have a binding issue with your flex. I seen a CJ8 on the last trail ride I went on SOA with traction bars, get his rear to flexing, then he bound it up, and bam there went his rear output shaft on his T-case. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I had some wheelhop back when the 88 was still 2wd. The back end would plummet to the ground on heavy acceleration too. Found a cracked leaf in both packs. I replaced the broken leafs when I went spring over, added a second main, and there's no hop at all even though it should be more prone to it with SOA. Jeep on! --Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attaboybob Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I am experiencing axlewrap with my XJ I have spring over and 4.88's I have done some research PIRATE has a good thread to read. ...BOB http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=351224 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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