Wheel Hop - Parts Vendors?

[BMR Sales]

Originally Posted by frenchsquared

I have been reading that replacing a bunch of bushings might help the wheel hop 5th gens have. Im wondering if these will work in the Z28?

I really, really, hate the wheel hope my Z28 has. So much so that I am looking at buying a hellcat. I want something more fun from stop light to stop light.

Has anyone fixed the wheel hop?
Do different tires help?
Will a different alignment help?

There is n way you can spin the tires at all on my Z28. The wheel hop is terrible and worse then any car I have driven.

what you need are;

Trailing Arms - the Factory pieces are stamped steel and flex contributing to the Wheel Hop

Toe Rods - see the Trailing Arm Explaination

Cradle Bushings - Factory are Soft Rubber that allow the Cradle to shift & oscillate.

[frenchsquared]

Originally Posted by BMR Sales

Trailing Arms - the Factory pieces are stamped steel and flex contributing to the Wheel Hop
Toe Rods - see the Trailing Arm Explaination
Cradle Bushings - Factory are Soft Rubber that allow the Cradle to shift & oscillate.

Thank You.

[frenchsquared]

Originally Posted by 2SSRS@Gen5diy

Funny, my car has no wheel hop, but can spin the tires, think it's the rear Hotchkis Max Chassis brace we added to the car before it's 2nd track day.

Did you also do Trailing Arms, Toe Rods and Cradle Bushings as many others are saying? I ordered the Hotchkis brace this morning. I am going to start with it as it is the easiest to install and has additional track benefits. If that doesn't fix it I will try the Cradle bushings next. They are just more work to install and I think the brace will stop them from flexing.

Were you still on Trofeo's?

[MrRaZ28]

Originally Posted by 2SSRS@Gen5diy

Funny, my car has no wheel hop, but can spin the tires, think it's the rear Hotchkis Max Chassis brace we added to the car before it's 2nd track day.

Out of curiosity, did it make that big of a difference on the Z28?

[AustexaSS]

Originally Posted by BMR Sales

what you need are;

Trailing Arms - the Factory pieces are stamped steel and flex contributing to the Wheel Hop

Toe Rods - see the Trailing Arm Explaination

Cradle Bushings - Factory are Soft Rubber that allow the Cradle to shift & oscillate.

I thought all Z/28 bushings were far stiffer than the normal Camaro (SS, 1LE, Zl1) bushings. Is that not the case with the Cradle bushings as well?

https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=382176

[2SSRS@Gen5diy]

Originally Posted by frenchsquared

Did you also do Trailing Arms, Toe Rods and Cradle Bushings as many others are saying? I ordered the Hotchkis brace this morning. I am going to start with it as it is the easiest to install and has additional track benefits. If that doesn't fix it I will try the Cradle bushings next. They are just more work to install and I think the brace will stop them from flexing.

Were you still on Trofeo's?

Car is stock in the rear outher then the brace, and I only run two diffrent tires on the car, the Trofeo's and R7, At the time I only had the Trofeo's.

[2SSRS@Gen5diy]

Originally Posted by Chevy2tehBone

Out of curiosity, did it make that big of a difference on the Z28?

To me it made a difference that I felt right away, that's not to say the BMR parts are not good, all I am saying is what I did.

P.S. we have #82

[MrRaZ28]

Originally Posted by 2SSRS@Gen5diy

To me it made a difference that I felt right away, that's not to say the BMR parts are not good, all I am saying is what I did.

P.S. we have #82

I'm considering it for sure now. I do drive it daily, so I am curious how much it'll affect street driving, but that's good to know! Thank you.