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1Sicgt
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Anyone know what I can do to stop the wheel hop I get at the track when I shift into 2nd? As soon as I pop the clutch the rear end hops badly. I am worried about it blowing my rearend up from hoping. Help?? 
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Posts: 8145 | From: Hitting the Apex | Registered: Jan 2002
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JARED
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Buy some traction bars.
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Posts: 5685 | From: EASTBAY | Registered: Jan 2002
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Drift-GT
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Traction bars can help. But judging by your pic of your car it looks lowered a bit. When you lowered your car did you change your struts/shocks? If you car is to low the suspension will bounce due to the lack of ample compression and rebound damping on the strut/shock. You might want to consider a good gas adjustable (Tokico Illumina 5 way is my fave) or a drag shock. Have fun and rip it up 
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Posts: 552 | From: Freakmont, CA U.S. of A | Registered: Jan 2002
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Hemi Ted
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In addition to that, spend $130 (including fluid), and get yourself a T/A rear-end cover. They are worth their weight in gold.
Will help keep the maincaps from walking on you. 
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Posts: 2601 | From: Tomball, TX | Registered: Oct 2001
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Stimson
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What shocks/springs do you have?
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JARED
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yo john i can hook you up with some good shocks! When you get some money give me a call.
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JARED
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He has like tockico and i think bilsteins. He only carries the best though so its kinda expensive. Buit check out the website here.
www.aftermarket.com
Posts: 5685 | From: EASTBAY | Registered: Jan 2002
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Mipaz
Old School
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sawson is the mustang brain
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Posts: 1700 | From: Over There | Registered: Aug 2001
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JoeT
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So long as your pinion angle is correct, and your quad-shocks are doing their job, this shouldn't happen.
Posts: 6785 | From: San Jose | Registered: Jun 2001
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1Sicgt
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Ok, I didn't change anything. When I bought the car it was lowered 1 inch. I know I want to change the coils to a different set, I want to put a set of road race coils in. I want to road race it, but I if I decide to take it to the strip, I don't want this to happen again. So do I need to change the rear shocks and quads probably? I was going to put new uppers and lowers in, what else should go when I do this?
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14 Focus TS ST3 full Stg3, ready for bigger Turbo
2003 Cobra Track Car
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Mipaz
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its kinda funny that you get people that dont know shit about cars at all but from a book.
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Posts: 1700 | From: Over There | Registered: Aug 2001
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1Sicgt
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I guess the paint would have to be a small price to pay. I have a lot more fun driving on road courses(what little I have done) then drag racing. Drag racing is cool don't get me wrong, but real driving skills come from Road Racing. Are coilovers a good way to go to get the best of both? And how do they mount for the rear?
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2003 Cobra Track Car
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97cobra
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This is probley a stupid question, but what is a T/A rear-end cover. And what does it do ???
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Posts: 116 | From: Fremont, ca | Registered: Feb 2001
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JUSTIN
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am I the only one that knows about preloading the rear with airbags????
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Posts: 310 | From: UNION CITY | Registered: Nov 2001
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Boss 330
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A major cause of wheel hop is the use of 35 and 40 series 17 inch tires,The short stiff side wall won't absorb any shock and sets off the hop.There are a bunch of stock suspension mustangs around here that do 1.65 60's They use 26-11.5-26 ET streets or slicks with no wheel hop..Al
Posts: 7 | From: Fla | Registered: Feb 2002
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