I'm having serious issues with my car and wheel hop at the track. I NEVER have this issue on the street. I'm assuming the track being prepped and the extra VHT makes my wimpy yoko's grab. I'm running SS Springs, Tokico HP's, and Poly bushings in the rear. I know the Z32 guys usually have this problem until they put some subframe spacers in. What else can I do to prevent this?
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G-E wrote: remove the rear swaybar or the endlink on one side so it won't try to suck the car down as one wheel loses traction
or you can make up some solid rods to replace the shocks and swap them in only when draggingOriginally posted by Andrew84zx
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Has everyone forgotten already that this was addressed, dealt with....and conquered?
*The swaybar tip is a recent addition to what was found.
^^The main reasoning for the TSS solid crossmember mounts and TSS solid differential mounts was for planting the rear drivetrain(controlling wheel hop). The issue with transmitted drivetrain noise to the chassis was a negative that was found with these special mounts, making the parts more desired for a track/strip only car...or for someone who runs the streets with cares only about the performance aspect of the car.(non-daily driver types)
It was later discovered with the release of the Prothane Poly Crossmember mounts and combining them with the TSS solid differential mount, that the "noise" or negative factor, was reduced by atleast 75%. This means, for those that use thier cars mostly on the street and want more comfort....the poly/solid combo is the answer to combatting wheel hop.
**Springs, and shocks are the "other" half of the equation when understanding wheel hop, as is the rear camber/toe-in.
~Positively locating the rear crossmember and diff. forces the power to react with the suspension, not the associated components. Flexing oem mounts, even brand new, (rear x-member/diff) have enough give to produce the unwanted wheel hop.
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for what it's worth...my experience.
-88na with poly bushings and TSS x-member/diff mounts
-Tokico springs and HP shocks all around.
-poly motor and trans mount
-exedy racing clutch (stage 1 I think)
--Car is underpowered but there is very little slop in the driveline.
on dry pavement wheel hop is almost non existant. It may happen briefly on a very hard straight line launch with excessive wheel spin.
In the rain wheel hop is a big problem. I'll get the rear to break loose from a stop trying to sway the rear end back and forth. With the rear tires spinning while going straight the car shakes really bad but once I'm sideways it disappears.
Sounds like stiffer springs/shocks and swaybars are needed.
I wrap my paper weights in glitter.
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whats the problem? I wasn't suggesting using it on the street like that heh
reducing the rear tire pressures a touch to offset the tendency to skitter should be all thats needed
btw I do realize compression is good for absorbing the energy for launching... just saying
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Benedict wrote:
Sounds like stiffer springs/shocks and swaybars are needed.
I have NEVER had ANY wheel hop associated with any type of street surface. It was my first time to even experience it when I was at the track. The surface plays a VERY large role in determining the outcome of the launch. (duh!)Originally posted by Andrew84zx
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Dan-TSS wrote: I'm running SS Springs, Tokico HP's,
*what was the train of thought when matching that spring rate to the dampening rate of the Hp's(not enough for the application)?
Originally posted by Andrew84zx
tell her your car is so fast it will make her panties fly off
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