wheel hop?
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From: fort mill sc
wheel hop?
We hear much discussion about wheel hop. I own a '95 C4 and am ordering a C6 on Friday. Isn't wheel hop a natural consequence of having transverse mounted leaf springs? Is that ever avoidable with this design? And aren't there other benefits of transverse mounted leaf springs that warrent wheel hop?
Do you guys feel like a coil spring design is better? The leaf springs allow for a lower (less vertical dimension) design.
Do you guys feel like a coil spring design is better? The leaf springs allow for a lower (less vertical dimension) design.
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Originally Posted by rmd8136
We hear much discussion about wheel hop. I own a '95 C4 and am ordering a C6 on Friday. Isn't wheel hop a natural consequence of having transverse mounted leaf springs? Is that ever avoidable with this design? And aren't there other benefits of transverse mounted leaf springs that warrent wheel hop?
Do you guys feel like a coil spring design is better? The leaf springs allow for a lower (less vertical dimension) design.
Do you guys feel like a coil spring design is better? The leaf springs allow for a lower (less vertical dimension) design.
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From: fort mill sc
wheel hop?
Then why all the discussion about wheel hop for Corvettes? Do other cars have this response? I hear 911 owners saying their cars don't respond this way. What allows for wheel hop; the incredibly flat handling attributed to the wide stance, laterally stiff suspension?
I understand that a coil spring is actually a torsion spring.
I understand that a coil spring is actually a torsion spring.
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From: Woodinville Washington
Originally Posted by nomad420
I have had many cars, and the only time I've ever had wheel hop is when I dump the clutch on the 01' SS with the traction control on.
Don't dump the clutch and don't have TC on.....this is the only time have experienced it.....let your butt tell you how quickly to let up.
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From: schenectady NY
Originally Posted by black783
Don't dump the clutch and don't have TC on.....this is the only time have experienced it.....let your butt tell you how quickly to let up.
