wheel hop???

i got a 2000 silver ext.cab with the 5.3 it wheel hops when i go and mash the gas pedle any clue how to stop it from wheel hopping?

The best thing to do when you get wheel hop is to get off the throttle right away cause you run a risk of breaking stuff like an axle or possibly damaging your gears in the rearend. I had a 88 full size jimmy with a 700r4 tranny 4:10 gears and 33" tires. It actually broke some teeth off of the ring gear in the rearend because of a combination of the tires/gearing and the shift kit in the trans. If i feathered the throttle off the line as to not spin the tires then mashed it to the floor , it would break them loose when it hit second. As for getting rid of wheel hop , you can buy/install a set of traction bars , also called ladder bars, or an even cheaper way is to go easier on the gas pedal :D

i got a 2000 silver ext.cab with the 5.3 it wheel hops when i go and mash the gas pedle any clue how to stop it from wheel hopping?

Calvert Racing makes a nice set of caltrac bars for our trucks. You won't have wheel hop anymore with those bad boys on. :biggrin:

I had the similar wheel hop problem with my 2000 Silverado 2500 6.0L 4x4. After 80k miles, my original shocks were completely shot. I no longer have the problem after installing new Rancho RS9000x shocks all around.

what do you guys mean when you say wheel hop?

Its when, for example, if your in the sand. You try to take off, and you spin. Notice how the truck jumps up and down and shakes. Its when the torque of the tires, actually bends the leaf springs into an S-shape for seconds..its not good .

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also known as axle wrap. I'm looking at traction bars now. Any one have any other suggestions?

so do the stock chevy shocks go out after a while? like for example a 02 chevy silverado z71 ex. cab short bed with 65k miles do i except them to go out soon and cause wheel hop?

They shouldnt...Mine are fine and I have 101K on mine now.