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Offline 75 C20

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Re: TRACTION
« Reply #30 on: November 12, 2007, 09:24:26 pm »
and my buddy had a s-10 with a 2.8 5 speed that would wheel hop like crazy. so your telling me that his 2.8 has more power than my truck?

agreed- i use to have a s10 with a 2.8 5spd and it would wheel hop like no other- my 79 will lay a set like nothing and not wheel hop
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Offline 87GMC2WD

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Re: TRACTION
« Reply #31 on: November 13, 2007, 08:16:22 pm »
see im not an idiot. when you are building trucks like you guys are then yeah, wheel hop is obviously an issue.

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Re: TRACTION
« Reply #32 on: November 14, 2007, 08:04:55 pm »
Mine is a stock 350. It wheel hops like a sob.
Chris
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Offline 87GMC2WD

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Re: TRACTION
« Reply #33 on: November 14, 2007, 08:25:38 pm »
8ft bed or 6 ft?

Offline werewolfx13

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Re: TRACTION
« Reply #34 on: November 14, 2007, 09:35:00 pm »
6 ft. My old longbed w/ a 305 did it too..
Chris
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'76 Chevy k20 LWB 6.5'x8' Flatbed
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Offline 87GMC2WD

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Re: TRACTION
« Reply #35 on: November 15, 2007, 03:11:07 pm »
mines an 8ft and never wheels hops. dont know why, only thing if done is put a set of air shocks.