[Z06] wheel hop
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8th Gear
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Wilson NC
wheel hop
I've got a 2001 TR z06 with new firestone wideovals on them. The tires have maybe 4000 miles on them. My car wheels hops terribly...from a high first gear roll matting it, the car will spin nicely into second but from a slow roll or from a dig and dumpin the clutch it wheel hops terribly. I've read that once you replace the run flats it decreases the wheel hop a good bit which im going to try soon but if it doesnt whats a good approach to take from there
Drifting
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From: Central Florida
I'm running the same tire for 2 years and never experienced that problem. under the conditions described. The only time I can honestly say that I've had wheel hop has been at the race track on the 1-2 shift if I powershift..
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8th Gear
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From: Wilson NC
the car has 15000 miles on it and the tire were put on in january. As far as shocks im almost certain that they're stock. What kind of air pressure are you guys running. Im stuck between the KDW's and T1R's and hoping that these will help out a bit. Lets put it this way...if i were to go to the track and try to heat these tires up just a tad it would never happen....even does it in the rain from a stop
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Central Florida
the car has 15000 miles on it and the tire were put on in january. As far as shocks im almost certain that they're stock. What kind of air pressure are you guys running. Im stuck between the KDW's and T1R's and hoping that these will help out a bit. Lets put it this way...if i were to go to the track and try to heat these tires up just a tad it would never happen....even does it in the rain from a stop
I've even cut 1.8 60 foot times with them and have about half life of thread leaft.. I would check other suspension components as well.. These tires are not the beast, but they are definitely not as bad as your describing them. Hell, I ran 11's with them..
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2008
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From: Georgetown Texas
the car has 15000 miles on it and the tire were put on in january. As far as shocks im almost certain that they're stock. What kind of air pressure are you guys running. Im stuck between the KDW's and T1R's and hoping that these will help out a bit. Lets put it this way...if i were to go to the track and try to heat these tires up just a tad it would never happen....even does it in the rain from a stop
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I have been running the Firestone WOs for 4 years and have never had them wheel hop even in the wet. They are my wet condition autocross tire as well as my street tire.
My experience with wheel hop is when I have done multiple starts with run flats in the rain (WOs are not run flats) and as the tires got hot with some steam coming off from them they started wheel hopping very badly.
Bill
My experience with wheel hop is when I have done multiple starts with run flats in the rain (WOs are not run flats) and as the tires got hot with some steam coming off from them they started wheel hopping very badly.
Bill