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Old Feb 26, 2002 | 12:12 AM
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has anyone else noticed that the car is jumpy... and tends to have more wheel skip than the normal C5.. not as much as the Viper.. but still more than what I expected.

Is this due to the tires or suspension.. I thought maybe the AH would negate the skippiness of the car..
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Old Feb 26, 2002 | 12:15 AM
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AFY, Do you mean "Wheel HOP", ?????? :confused:
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Old Feb 26, 2002 | 08:26 AM
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My car does the same thing. If I go over an expansion joint while going around a corner with any speed the rear end of the car will jump over maybe 6". Seems like more but I don't think it is. My '97 coupe did the same thing but not to the same degree. I think it's just the stiff suspension. It's a little disconcerting at first but after driving the car a while you get used to it.
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Old Feb 26, 2002 | 09:44 AM
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Hey Afy,

Please leave the active handling "ON" so we don't have another incident like with the Viper. :yesnod: :lol:
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Old Feb 26, 2002 | 10:49 AM
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Afy, Get a comfortable brain bucket BEFORE you get past the 500mi. :nono: PLEASE :blueangel: Ric
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