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...I thought if good enough for our nascar teams of the past (which were hardly off road setups) what about on a street car.



Drum brakes, cast iron rocker arms, heavy pistons, heavy valves, antiquated shocks... were also all good enough for Nascar teams of the past.

Getting a good shock will help big time against wheel hop. Also springs with a thick front segment.

Is this wheel hop only under acceleration from a stop? Basically a drag race start?

I've got Hotchkis road race springs and Bilstein shocks. I don't see any wheel hop: http://youtu.be/TLOrFexa6Fk and back view: http://youtu.be/hfMf9NzpY7E

Maybe barrow a mini cam, video it, and see what's happening down there???