Re: Re: Wheel Hop(JON)

From: jason nahrgang (jasonnahrgang@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Feb 29 2000 - 19:35:43 EST


How'd you make your spring clamps?

J...

>From: "Jon Smith" <fast4x4@bellsouth.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: Re: Wheel Hop
>Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 19:06:43 -0500
>
>Traction bars or spring clamps.. Spring clamps cost me $12, made them
>myself.. Traction bars will run about $40, arguably work better on a 2wd
>truck, won't work on 4x4 b/c of the spring over axle config.
>
>-Jon Smith
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Slakies <Slakie@erols.com>
>To: DML <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 7:05 PM
>Subject: DML: Wheel Hop
>
>
> > I have a 2000 Dak with 1600 miles on it. While driving last weekend I
>hit
>a
> > rough patch in the road kind of like a mini washboard type patch. When
>I
> > hit this the truck drifted all by itself to the right despite the fact
>that
> > I was steering straight ahead. I believe this is what is described as
>wheel
> > hop; I was a little surprised by this. I have the tire and handling
>group
> > and frankly I expected better handling than this. Is this the type of
>thing
> > that can be corrected by installing better shocks or what does it take
>to
> > remedy this condition?
> >
> > Ron S.
> >
> >
> >
>

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