Re: wheel hop under hard acceleration

[skerocdriver@juno.com (Shawn C Meze)]

On Sun, 25 Oct 1998 18:09:17 -0800 the mad bastard <stoopid@idirect.com>
writes:
>hey all, when i'm racing, i often have a problem keeping the front
>wheels from bouncing when i take off from a standing start.  any
>suggestions as to why this happens, and what i can do to solve the
>problem?  my ball joints, and tierod ends all seem to be in good 
>order. 
>my whole front end is a mess right now (unaligned), but i've had this
>problem for some time.
>
>thanks
>
>jason
>the mad bastard


Shocks and springs are a good cause if they are bad. (one or the other.)
The condition of the tires are another factor to wheel hop. 
Id suspect the shocks first. How old are they?


              Shawn Meze
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