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Re: How to cure wheel hop on a short bed? [Re: 76dodgeboy] #1383651 02/10/13 11:18 PM 02/10/13 11:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,909 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy OP I Win
stumpy OP I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,909 Grand Prairie,Texas	Because it would raise the back end 4" higher and it's high enough as it is. I don't want to do the axle flip because it would lower the truck and take away the tire clearance I need for the 315/60/15 Et streets.

Re: How to cure wheel hop on a short bed? [Re: stumpy] #1383652 02/11/13 11:36 AM 02/11/13 11:36 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O 70Cuda383 Too Many Posts
70Cuda383 Too Many Posts Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O	Quote: Because it would raise the back end 4" higher and it's high enough as it is. I don't want to do the axle flip because it would lower the truck and take away the tire clearance I need for the 315/60/15 Et streets. but...if you ADDED 4" from re-arched springs, then did an axle flip which normally takes away 3.5-4"....you'd end up pretty much right back where you are Photobucket sucks

Re: How to cure wheel hop on a short bed? [Re: 70Cuda383] #1383653 02/11/13 12:20 PM 02/11/13 12:20 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	Quote: Quote: Because it would raise the back end 4" higher and it's high enough as it is. I don't want to do the axle flip because it would lower the truck and take away the tire clearance I need for the 315/60/15 Et streets. but...if you ADDED 4" from re-arched springs, then did an axle flip which normally takes away 3.5-4"....you'd end up pretty much right back where you are thats why I mentioned it in the first place.. I am truckless..

Re: How to cure wheel hop on a short bed? [Re: 340SHORTY] #1383654 02/11/13 01:02 PM 02/11/13 01:02 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,064 Iowa 76dodgeboy master
76dodgeboy master Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,064 Iowa	It actually is more like 4-6" The tube diameter+sping perch+sping pack. You could always do the axle flip and if too low do the shackle flip aswell like Scratch. If they were arched 4" itll sit like a 4wd since their blocks are close to 4" tall

Re: How to cure wheel hop on a short bed? [Re: 76dodgeboy] #1383655 02/11/13 05:48 PM 02/11/13 05:48 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 15,487 Florida S scratchnfotraction I Live Here
scratchnfotraction I Live Here S Joined: May 2003 Posts: 15,487 Florida	I removed the thick bottom overload leaf from the stock D-100 long bed springs. I just put them back under the 440 truck. tthis is how it sits. to me it looks about like what you got -/+ 1 inch in the pic you have in the driveway. even though I have it tubbed with a wider wheel/tire combo it sits just a tad lower than the 85 stepside which i UN-flip floped back to stock with a 235/75/15 tire. are you against tubbing the bed for more wheel/tire? IMHO,I think the only thing holding up more rim backset is the stock wheel tub. join the group and chop your 8 3/4 to A-body specs and stuff some 12s with fattys under it. 7584532-rearwheel2.jpg (86 downloads)

Re: How to cure wheel hop on a short bed? [Re: scratchnfotraction] #1383656 02/11/13 05:49 PM 02/11/13 05:49 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 15,487 Florida S scratchnfotraction I Live Here
scratchnfotraction I Live Here S Joined: May 2003 Posts: 15,487 Florida	looks about like yours to me... -/+ an inch 7584534-rearwheel.jpg (98 downloads) Last edited by scratchnfotraction; 02/11/13 05:50 PM.

Re: How to cure wheel hop on a short bed? [Re: scratchnfotraction] #1383657 02/11/13 06:55 PM 02/11/13 06:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,909 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy OP I Win
stumpy OP I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,909 Grand Prairie,Texas	I used some homemade clamps and added air to the shocks and no more wheel hop. I'm using a A body width with a 1" spacer to get the wheels out from the frame with out tubbing.

Re: How to cure wheel hop on a short bed? [Re: stumpy] #1383658 02/11/13 11:18 PM 02/11/13 11:18 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 15,487 Florida S scratchnfotraction I Live Here
scratchnfotraction I Live Here S Joined: May 2003 Posts: 15,487 Florida	if you have a A-body 8 3/4 (axle 28") with 1" wheel spacers,you could use the E-body housing with 30" axles to do the same thing. you might have just givin me the rim back space for the E-body housing I have in a d-150. you said they were 10" with 4.5 backset correct? what size tire did you say?

Re: How to cure wheel hop on a short bed? [Re: scratchnfotraction] #1383659 02/11/13 11:45 PM 02/11/13 11:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,909 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy OP I Win
stumpy OP I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,909 Grand Prairie,Texas	315/60/15. I just went out and measured and it's 53" from backing plate to backing plate. 43.5" center of perch to center of perch. The top edge of the tire comes out even with the outer fender edge. That is why I like the extra tall stance of the stock springs.

Re: How to cure wheel hop on a short bed? [Re: stumpy] #1383660 02/14/13 08:39 PM 02/14/13 08:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,951 Greenville, PA redraptor master
redraptor master Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,951 Greenville, PA	Quote: 315/60/15. Sweet!

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