How to avoid the wheel hop
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Melting Slicks
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From: Lake Ozark, MO
How to avoid the wheel hop
Is there any cheap way to avoid serious wheel hop? tire compound, air pressure, launch technique...
Took my 01 to the strip for the first time since performance mods were added.......wheel hop in 1st, 2nd....running Toyo 888R with 30 PSI no burnout
2nd run wheel hop during burnout , hop again in 1st......broke the differential
Car ran a 13.0 @ 125mph... not too bad with multiple gear hop.... but hard on the wallet.
Took my 01 to the strip for the first time since performance mods were added.......wheel hop in 1st, 2nd....running Toyo 888R with 30 PSI no burnout
2nd run wheel hop during burnout , hop again in 1st......broke the differential
Car ran a 13.0 @ 125mph... not too bad with multiple gear hop.... but hard on the wallet.
Drifting
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From: Chesapeake Va
since ur rear diff is shot anyway id slap one of these on there while everything is a part
http://www.eastcoastsupercharging.co...rut_Brace.html
http://www.eastcoastsupercharging.co...rut_Brace.html
Resident moron
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From: Assachusetts
The DTE brace is nice to keep everything together. Getting a good tranny mount (VBP, pfadt) is very helpful. Good shocks will help too. Poly bushings will help. Basically you want to minimize deflection in your drivetrain/suspension to avoid wheelhop.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Lake Ozark, MO
since ur rear diff is shot anyway id slap one of these on there while everything is a part
with car jacked up and in gear the driver wheel will not turn by hand. The passenger wheel "freewheels". With tranny in neutral, both wheels "freewheel" there is no poitive traction/limited slip taking place where they both rotate together - would this be a symptom of bad spider gears?
Melting Slicks
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From: Near Jacksonville Fl.
well already had that piece...
with car jacked up and in gear the driver wheel will not turn by hand. The passenger wheel "freewheels". With tranny in neutral, both wheels "freewheel" there is no poitive traction/limited slip taking place where they both rotate together - would this be a symptom of bad spider gears?
with car jacked up and in gear the driver wheel will not turn by hand. The passenger wheel "freewheels". With tranny in neutral, both wheels "freewheel" there is no poitive traction/limited slip taking place where they both rotate together - would this be a symptom of bad spider gears?
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This is all speculation, in regards to what broke.
At the very least, you need to pull the differential and go from there.
With as much HP as you are running, you will need excellent rubber in the rear to correctly launch. Your going to need slicks or at the bare minimum a really good drag radial tire. Worn/Street tires will be not be efficient.
At the very least, you need to pull the differential and go from there.
With as much HP as you are running, you will need excellent rubber in the rear to correctly launch. Your going to need slicks or at the bare minimum a really good drag radial tire. Worn/Street tires will be not be efficient.
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Melting Slicks
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it has to do with the harmonics of the rear of the car. sometimes something simple like changing shocks can completely eliminate it. you could also try a different spring or try using different brands of tires and different profiled tires. You could also switch to adjustable coilovers and experiment with different rates. Changing sway bars, sway bar bushings, and control arm bushings can also have an effect. Adding or removing weight from the rear of the car can change the harmonics also. as others have stated, you can also get a trans and diff brace.
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Is there any cheap way to avoid serious wheel hop? tire compound, air pressure, launch technique...
Took my 01 to the strip for the first time since performance mods were added.......wheel hop in 1st, 2nd....running Toyo 888R with 30 PSI no burnout
2nd run wheel hop during burnout , hop again in 1st......broke the differential
Car ran a 13.0 @ 125mph... not too bad with multiple gear hop.... but hard on the wallet.
Took my 01 to the strip for the first time since performance mods were added.......wheel hop in 1st, 2nd....running Toyo 888R with 30 PSI no burnout
2nd run wheel hop during burnout , hop again in 1st......broke the differential
Car ran a 13.0 @ 125mph... not too bad with multiple gear hop.... but hard on the wallet.
Le Mans Master
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Is there any cheap way to avoid serious wheel hop? tire compound, air pressure, launch technique...
Took my 01 to the strip for the first time since performance mods were added.......wheel hop in 1st, 2nd....running Toyo 888R with 30 PSI no burnout
2nd run wheel hop during burnout , hop again in 1st......broke the differential
Car ran a 13.0 @ 125mph... not too bad with multiple gear hop.... but hard on the wallet.
Took my 01 to the strip for the first time since performance mods were added.......wheel hop in 1st, 2nd....running Toyo 888R with 30 PSI no burnout
2nd run wheel hop during burnout , hop again in 1st......broke the differential
Car ran a 13.0 @ 125mph... not too bad with multiple gear hop.... but hard on the wallet.
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From: anchorage Ak
1. get an alignment
2. get some slicks with a decent sidewall hight
you want to eliminate the toe in effect that happens during hard acceleration, like stated above poly bushings, trans/diff mount, beefy rear sway bar and a set of shocks or coil overs.
2. get some slicks with a decent sidewall hight
you want to eliminate the toe in effect that happens during hard acceleration, like stated above poly bushings, trans/diff mount, beefy rear sway bar and a set of shocks or coil overs.