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I have a vintage mustang boss 429 . Ive completely restored the car to as close to original as I can and looked for something to help with tire hop that would be period correct and not stand out or look out of place . The car produces a lot of horsepower and I’m having a hard time getting it to the ground . A friend told me this form could answer any question .So here it is any Ideas
Nice Car Ross! Did you stick with the ordinal bias ply tires or are you using radials . There are Shelby traction bars available that look like this http://www.championmustang.com/images/Su… not as loud a look as square traction bars but they may do the trick you may also want to install an adjustable panhard bar . The tire idea is good but its more about the tire compound not so much the width . If your looking for smoke shows a harder compound is easier to light up but if your looking to launch quicker softer is better. Hope this helps
Ross, that is definitely an issue with an engine like yours. What causes the wheel hop is that the axle try twist the leaf springs and the leaf springs fight back causing the tires to hop off of the ground. The rapid switching between grippy acceleration and wheelspin is causing wheel hop. The wheel can move with respect to the chassis because the suspension bushings flex. Sometimes simply replacing old rubber bushings with new rubber bushings is all that is needed. On a car that possesses more horsepower than intended, upgrading to stiffer materials like nylon or polyurethane may be required. Anyway, by simply upgrading your bushings, the suspension bushings will not flex as much under strong acceleration, the wheel will not move far forward in the wheel well, the toe of the car will not appreciably change, and your tires will not lose grip and there will be no more wheel hop. Of course you could also use traction bars to keep keep the springs from wrapping up ;-)
