Re: wheel hop under hard acceleration

["J. Daniel Bubb" <JDBUBB@ix.netcom.com>]

My 84 Scirocco never had wheel hop when I had 185/60 X 14 Pirellis. With no
other changes (already had new Konis and Eibach springs and replaced all
suspension bushings and strut bearings) except swapping to 205/45 X 16 P-Zeros,
the tires now hop. I think its a factor of tire weight and/or tire grip
coupling with the spring rate and bushing rates to set up a resonance. Even on
a dusty surface, when the tires start to hook up they will hop. I think we just
have to live with it.
Dan

the mad bastard wrote:

> 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
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