how to stop wheel hop
10-09-2005, 03:50 PM
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how to stop wheel hop I have a car set up for autox, and does it very well. but I get bad wheelhop atr the dragstrip. I was just in the carcraft RSE contest and on a very sticky track, a set of MT et streets( 28/11.5/15) I got bad hop leaving a dotted line at the the starting line. What can I do to fix this without hurting the autox performance?
The car has BMR LCA's with rubber/poly bushings and a LG torque arm, 105 lb/in springs, and adj bilstein shocks.
The car has BMR LCA's with rubber/poly bushings and a LG torque arm, 105 lb/in springs, and adj bilstein shocks.
10-10-2005, 05:06 PM
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adj bilstein shocks ? ???
do you mean revalved bilstein or adj Koni ones ?
if they are adj, are they single-adj or dual-adj. ?
what are the settings at ?
my guts feeling is that the damping isn't where it should be.
do you mean revalved bilstein or adj Koni ones ?
if they are adj, are they single-adj or dual-adj. ?
what are the settings at ?
my guts feeling is that the damping isn't where it should be.
10-10-2005, 06:00 PM
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I have found the torque arm to be the primary cause of or solution to wheelhop problems for me anyway. I'm not familiar with the LG torque arm, im sure its probably better than stock but dont know how much better. Is it adjustable?
10-11-2005, 08:26 AM
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lwr control arms plus the panhrd bar should have taken care of that. it helped mine. are the suspension bolts torque to specs. maybe subframe connectors
10-11-2005, 11:01 AM
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Well the trouble with non-adjustable torque arms is that "supposed" to is often different from what really is because not all cars have the same ride heights, engine mounts, etc. which will effect pinion angle. Also and more importantly not all cars *like* X pinion angle.
The shocks may be a big part of the issue. Very few of the Shocktek converted shocks have lasted this long (I can only think of about 2 sets), and it could be you need some better dampers. Does changing settings help??? Of course unless you KNOW the change is actually effecting the damping that still doesn't tell you much.
The shocks may be a big part of the issue. Very few of the Shocktek converted shocks have lasted this long (I can only think of about 2 sets), and it could be you need some better dampers. Does changing settings help??? Of course unless you KNOW the change is actually effecting the damping that still doesn't tell you much.
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