[Z06] wheel hop??
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 5,393
Likes: 17
From: Belleville Mich.
There are several reasons for getting wheel hop.
Too much throttle, without letting up on it in lower gears.
Old rear rubber , worn/broken shocks,springs or
Too much throttle in wet pavement.
Wheel hop can do numerous damage to numerous driveline parts.
Cracked trananmission cases,main shafts. Cracked differential cases,
leaky axle seals, broken output shafts,ring & pinion gears.
Short story is... Wheel hop will kill your drive train,
which equals =BIG $$$
Main thing is to be able to be aware of the causes of wheel hop & be ready to get your "lead foot" off the throttle at the first sign of getting wheel hop.
The purchase & installation of a trans/diff strut brace will more than likely help the total distruction to the trans/diff cases. May help from breaking the shafts of the trans & diff too.
ECS (East Coast Supercharging), provides a nice, clean brace That braces the trans & differencial together, to help break some of the shock & twisting of these two units, at reasonale pricing...approx
$400. = Drive train Insurance.
Good luck.
Too much throttle, without letting up on it in lower gears.
Old rear rubber , worn/broken shocks,springs or
Too much throttle in wet pavement.
Wheel hop can do numerous damage to numerous driveline parts.
Cracked trananmission cases,main shafts. Cracked differential cases,
leaky axle seals, broken output shafts,ring & pinion gears.
Short story is... Wheel hop will kill your drive train,
which equals =BIG $$$
Main thing is to be able to be aware of the causes of wheel hop & be ready to get your "lead foot" off the throttle at the first sign of getting wheel hop.
The purchase & installation of a trans/diff strut brace will more than likely help the total distruction to the trans/diff cases. May help from breaking the shafts of the trans & diff too.
ECS (East Coast Supercharging), provides a nice, clean brace That braces the trans & differencial together, to help break some of the shock & twisting of these two units, at reasonale pricing...approx
$400. = Drive train Insurance.
Good luck.
Last edited by bumble-z; Aug 9, 2011 at 03:43 AM.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 353
Likes: 3
From: Houston TX
I'm currently having the same issue, I'm on old rubber so that could be it, also stock height which is making it worse, I am seriously worried about breaking the drivetrain. Today I'm going to lower tire pressure see if it helps(25psi, maybe 20 later), tomorrow going to lower the car it see if that helps. New rubber coming in 3 weeks, so hopefully that will be the end of it. My car is an 04 so it has the better shocks.
Also I have a question about the diff brace. Are you able to install it without having to drop down the whole rear suspension, removing torque tube, etc. If so I will buy it very soon, if not then I will have to wait.
Also I have a question about the diff brace. Are you able to install it without having to drop down the whole rear suspension, removing torque tube, etc. If so I will buy it very soon, if not then I will have to wait.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 3,003
Likes: 89
From: Indy IN
I'm currently having the same issue, I'm on old rubber so that could be it, also stock height which is making it worse, I am seriously worried about breaking the drivetrain. Today I'm going to lower tire pressure see if it helps(25psi, maybe 20 later), tomorrow going to lower the car it see if that helps. New rubber coming in 3 weeks, so hopefully that will be the end of it. My car is an 04 so it has the better shocks.
Also I have a question about the diff brace. Are you able to install it without having to drop down the whole rear suspension, removing torque tube, etc. If so I will buy it very soon, if not then I will have to wait.
Also I have a question about the diff brace. Are you able to install it without having to drop down the whole rear suspension, removing torque tube, etc. If so I will buy it very soon, if not then I will have to wait.
Shocks have a lot to do with wheel hop, and it can be a function of the balance between the rebound damping front and compression damping in the rear shocks. For instance, less rebound damping in the front shocks (as they wear) results in less rear weight transfer and more tendency to hop.
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Racer
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 353
Likes: 3
From: Houston TX
Lowering the car will make it worse. Higher cg gives better weight transfer and more bite and less hop. After lowering my car was worse.
Shocks have a lot to do with wheel hop, and it can be a function of the balance between the rebound damping front and compression damping in the rear shocks. For instance, less rebound damping in the front shocks (as they wear) results in less rear weight transfer and more tendency to hop.
Shocks have a lot to do with wheel hop, and it can be a function of the balance between the rebound damping front and compression damping in the rear shocks. For instance, less rebound damping in the front shocks (as they wear) results in less rear weight transfer and more tendency to hop.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 23
Likes: 0
I've heard just the exact opposite from various thread on this forum and others, but I'm hoping lowering tire pressure will fix the problem. The car wheel hops pretty bad and this is on the street. I will keep everyone updated. I still would like more info on the brace installation.
Lowering the car will increase wheelhop by decreasing the weight transfer as mentioned earlier.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 6,094
Likes: 3,467
From: Oswego IL
I must be lucky. I am slammed on longer bolts, use stock shocks, no brace, run 20" Pirellis, and make 450+rwhp. No wheel hop yet. Those rubberband Pirellis just go "screeeeeeech" through first and second. 
That being said, I am adding coilovers and a trans brace over the winter...
That being said, I am adding coilovers and a trans brace over the winter...
Racer
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 353
Likes: 3
From: Houston TX
I must be lucky. I am slammed on longer bolts, use stock shocks, no brace, run 20" Pirellis, and make 450+rwhp. No wheel hop yet. Those rubberband Pirellis just go "screeeeeeech" through first and second. That being said, I am adding coilovers and a trans brace over the winter...
That being said, I am adding coilovers and a trans brace over the winter...