Didn't have wheel hop...Now I do
06-14-2012, 09:26 PM
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Didn't have wheel hop...Now I do I bought this trans am back in march. The gasket on the 10 bolt was leaking when I got it. I spun the tires a bit before getting it fixed, and I had no wheel hop. Got the gasket replaced. Did a few 2-5k launches. Still no wheel hop. A couple of weeks ago I was pulling out of a parking lot and wanted to kick out the rear. Floored it at about 15 while turning and I got nothing but wheel hop. I stopped and tried a few launches. Wheel hop every time. Only time it doesn't hop is if the road is VERY wet. The. Car is lowered a couple of inches. I know that lca and relocation brackets will help with any lowered car, but I'm trying to figure out why it is hopping now with no change? Is my rear end going? Was the gasket not replaced properly and all the oil leaked out? I have no idea. I'm leaving for the beach Saturday and I don't want my rear to break while I'm 150 miles from home.
06-15-2012, 11:11 PM
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I don't think the weather or road surface is a factor. I'm guessing the bushings on the lcas are the problem. I know the tie rods were shot when I bought the car, so I could see the lca bushings being just as bad. My hard driving must have pushed them over the edge. So just to clarify, there is pretty much no chance my rear end is broken and causing the hop? If so, that's a relief. I know my 10 bolt is on borrowed time with my 400rwhp all motor and 500+ on spray, but I'm not ready to buy a m9 or strange this month.
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06-16-2012, 08:10 AM
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I don't think the weather or road surface is a factor. I'm guessing the bushings on the lcas are the problem. I know the tie rods were shot when I bought the car, so I could see the lca bushings being just as bad. My hard driving must have pushed them over the edge. So just to clarify, there is pretty much no chance my rear end is broken and causing the hop? If so, that's a relief. I know my 10 bolt is on borrowed time with my 400rwhp all motor and 500+ on spray, but I'm not ready to buy a m9 or strange this month.
06-16-2012, 05:28 PM
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The tires were probably really old. They had dry rot on them when I bought the car. I wasn't saying weather doesnt factor into wheel hop, I just meant that it isn't a factor in my case. It was the same average temperature before and after the wheel hop started. I just got new wheels and tires two days ago and I'm scared to try and see if I'm still getting wheel hop. Now that I'm running some 295s, I don't wanna hook and rip my rear out.
06-19-2012, 01:06 PM
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Well I still get wheel hop after the new tires. Ordering lcas and relo brackets when I get home from vacation this weekend. Good news is that I now hook from about 30mph. Before that I was hooking at 45+. I'm very happy with the 295/35r18 nitto invos. Now I just gotta remove my bump stops and hammer my fenders so my tires don't get ruined. It's rubbing pretty bad on turns and bumps, but I'm at the beach and there's nothing I can do about it here.
