-md- HHR

I have this really bad wheel hoping problem. I am sure my "spirited driving" does not help. I do not want to brake a half shaft from this... Does anyone know where I can find some polyurethane bushing, or motor mounts for my HHR. Any help would be great. I even have wheel hop pulling out into traffic. Has anyone had similar experiences?

cperez1217

ingeal stiffy is like a motr shock works great on the cobalts dont know if it will work on the HHR

solman98

Sounds to me like you are smoking the tires pretty often.

If you are having wheel hop issues and are not smoking the tires, you have a problems and need to take it to the dealership.

en0oNmAI

The Ingalls Torque Damper works wonders on HHRs and Cobalts alike. It nearly eliminated ALL wheel hop problems. There are a couple companies out there that make Poly mounts but not sure of their names. You might check the vendor list on the Cobaltss.net forum.

-md- HHR

Are the 2.2 cobalts and 2.2 hhr motor mounts the same? Also the Ingalls torque damper is hell of expensive. Way to much for the materials used. Should be no more than half its listed price.

No I do not Try and spin the tires that much, I just pull out into traffic to often.

en0oNmAI

Mounts on the HHR and Cobalts are identical. The only difference is our washer bottle is mounted right next to the mount and the Cobalts have an air box right there. I have found them used for $100.

Mach2

I have the same problem with my HHR 2.4L 5-speed, and had the same problem with a 1987 Cavalier 2.2L 5-speed. To fix the problem you need to understand what is happening.

At a stoplight our HHRs sit level. When you first leave the stoplight, the engine applies torque and strains against the engine mounts. This torqure is then applied to the tires, and if you have traction, the front end lifts, transfering weight from the front tires to the back. Once the tire(s) start to spin, the front end starts to drop, transfering weight back onto the front tires. At this point there is also less strain on the mounts. The tires then regain traction and the whole process starts all over again. This rapid gain/lose of traction is hell on the suspension, mounts, and transmission.

Adding the Ingalls piece should help. Adding a limited slip to the differential should help as well. What I did on the 87 Cavalier is install coil spring compressors on the front springs only (college kid on a budget). This lowered the front end about an inch, but it restricted the amount of lift the front end had under accelleration, eliminating the wheel hop all together. I have only had my HHR for 3 months, but the first thing I am going to try is lowering springs in the front only to see if that accomplishes the same thing.

cperez1217

yeah but chevy wants 2 grand for the limited slip on thes or the cobalt.

cperez1217

the ingall is cheap in comaprison by the way thanks for the spelling correction