Wheel Hop

tranceformer · 04-09-2014, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bananaz

Reviving this old thread because I am really pissed off after the track..keeps popping put of first gear because I hop so badly then one run I held it in first and then my clutch went dead fish....

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Lower the rear tire pressure and be more aggressive when applying the gas as the rear tires get traction from the launch (and the rear starts to squat).

Bananaz · 04-09-2014, 09:30 PM

I dropped the pressure to 25 in the rear and every time I launched it hopped really bsd

Perhaps coilovers will help a little? Or maybe I wasn't launching high enough/too high?

I can do burnouts no problem but it hops when I floor it in 1st and pops out of gear..

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tranceformer · 04-10-2014, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bananaz

I dropped the pressure to 25 in the rear and every time I launched it hopped really bsd

Perhaps coilovers will help a little? Or maybe I wasn't launching high enough/too high?

I can do burnouts no problem but it hops when I floor it in 1st and pops out of gear..

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I'd only get wheelhop at the track if I didn't launch it just right. If I got on the gas too late after the rears started to grip, I'd usually get some wheel hop.

I got around that by just hitting the gas hard/fast as soon as I let the clutch out and the rear starts to squat.

It all happens in a split second so timing and practice is key.

kenchan · 04-10-2014, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jpit

Is anyone experiencing wheel hop under very brisk acceleration? Has this been a problem with the 350zs and 370zs?

not on my Z, but on my dd that runs continental DWS it hops when i do a fast launch. i think it has more to do with the trueness of the tires.

ok, b15 is going to tell me "fast launches" are impossible with my dd.
here is a pre-

for ya, b15.

onzedge · 04-10-2014, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jpit

Is anyone experiencing wheel hop under very brisk acceleration? Has this been a problem with the 350zs and 370zs?

No -- I do not. However, I have setup my suspension correctly. I also obey all posted speed laws as well as drive in a prudent fashion.

Bananaz · 04-10-2014, 08:36 PM

I think it's the tires I'm running

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L33T Z34 · 08-21-2014, 04:31 PM

I still get the dreaded wheel hop in launch and slamming 2nd!

List ov whats dun so far to try and alleviate it...

1) Nismo S-Tune springs/shox
2) Yoko ADVAN AD08R 295/30R19
3) OSG LSD
4) SPL rear diff AL bushings
5) SPL rear traction linx (radius rod)

I guess next up are the SPL rear camber links and knukle monoball bushings for the rear axle housing. I plan to have these installed by the end of the year.

xxAGAVExx · 04-10-2014, 08:42 PM

Suspension mods eliminate wheel hop, tires fix the symptom, but not the cause. Replace all stock bushings, upgrade camber and traction arms, stiffer springs or coilovers and upgrade diff and diff bushings as well. Better tires do help, but the reason for wheel hop is losing and regaining traction constantly over and over again because of your toe changing back and forth during acceleration. Eliminate or minimize this with suspension mods.

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binary0x01 · 08-21-2014, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by xxAGAVExx

Suspension mods eliminate wheel hop, tires fix the symptom, but not the cause. Replace all stock bushings, upgrade camber and traction arms, stiffer springs or coilovers and upgrade diff and diff bushings as well. Better tires do help, but the reason for wheel hop is losing and regaining traction constantly over and over again because of your toe changing back and forth during acceleration. Eliminate or minimize this with suspension mods.

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For the rear the camber arms + midlinks will apparently take care of it, but for the front, are the control arms enough or should the bushings in front and rear be replaced as well?

xxAGAVExx · 08-21-2014, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by binary0x01

For the rear the camber arms + midlinks will apparently take care of it, but for the front, are the control arms enough or should the bushings in front and rear be replaced as well?

It will help with handling, but the rear suspension is all u need to improve to help with wheel hop.

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Arrvaxx · 08-21-2014, 07:32 PM

I'm told that all you need are different rear diff bushings. Like Whitelines.

blackcherry20 · 08-21-2014, 09:11 PM

1-Bridgestones suck.
2-6k and release the clutch. (Kenchan is holding out-he taught me this). Or power break to 6k.

Masterbeatty · 08-22-2014, 08:30 AM

Once i put my car back together this weekend i will make a report of my SPL bushings i put in. I also have spl everything else in the rear end too. Stock rear diff bushings i got horrible wheel hop at autox and It got worse when i put in my LSD too. So hopefully this solves the problem, if not then SPL solid subframe bushings.

Nissan370 · 09-22-2014, 11:21 AM

I have the whiteline rear diff bushings and my wheelhop is still very bad.
so i am going to do the rear camber and traction arms next to see if that helps.
Last time at the track the wheelhop was horrible

So at the moment a standing burnout is impossible til i get this fixed
more power you make the more these problems creep up

3rdDanZ · 11-03-2014, 10:01 PM

You have too much tire pressure. You need to be able to turn off TCS, & launch with revs without hopping.

04-09-2014, 09:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bananaz Track Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 637 Drives: 09 370z 6MT/B+Sport Rep Power: 15	I dropped the pressure to 25 in the rear and every time I launched it hopped really bsd Perhaps coilovers will help a little? Or maybe I wasn't launching high enough/too high? I can do burnouts no problem but it hops when I floor it in 1st and pops out of gear.. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk __________________ BC - SSR - Evo-R - ViS - SPC - ZSpeed - Beluga - Blox - 35% Tint - Clutch Spring - Fang Forced Air Ducting Last edited by Bananaz; 04-09-2014 at 10:42 PM.

04-10-2014, 08:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bananaz Track Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 637 Drives: 09 370z 6MT/B+Sport Rep Power: 15	I think it's the tires I'm running Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk __________________ BC - SSR - Evo-R - ViS - SPC - ZSpeed - Beluga - Blox - 35% Tint - Clutch Spring - Fang Forced Air Ducting

04-10-2014, 08:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
xxAGAVExx A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,038 Drives: 09 370Z BLK M6 Rep Power: 53926	Wheel Hop Suspension mods eliminate wheel hop, tires fix the symptom, but not the cause. Replace all stock bushings, upgrade camber and traction arms, stiffer springs or coilovers and upgrade diff and diff bushings as well. Better tires do help, but the reason for wheel hop is losing and regaining traction constantly over and over again because of your toe changing back and forth during acceleration. Eliminate or minimize this with suspension mods. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk binary0x01 likes this. __________________ l 09/6MT l BP Twin Turbo Kit l E-85 w/Fuel Return l FI 18" Res CF CBE l Powertrix Ultra-Lite Coilovers l Wavetrac LSD \| Lots of SPL and Carbon Fiber \|

08-21-2014, 07:32 PM	#11 (permalink)
Arrvaxx A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Whore Island, MN Posts: 1,243 Drives: 40th F.I. Twin Turbo Rep Power: 20	I'm told that all you need are different rear diff bushings. Like Whitelines. __________________ 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary (#480 born 1/19/2010) Fast Intentions Twin Turbo \| Varis Arising II \| Limited Edition Recaro Sportster \| Tuned by Specialty Z \| 604hp 525 torque @14lbs boost on 100 octane

08-21-2014, 09:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
blackcherry20 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 22,752 Drives: ‘17 badazz Z51 Rep Power: 240461	1-Bridgestones suck. 2-6k and release the clutch. (Kenchan is holding out-he taught me this). Or power break to 6k. __________________ Grand Sport Corvette Arctic White

08-21-2014, 04:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
L33T Z34 Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ahnald, MO Age: 48 Posts: 387 Drives: 09 K51 G C Bw/S 6MT Rep Power: 0	I still get the dreaded wheel hop in launch and slamming 2nd! List ov whats dun so far to try and alleviate it... 1) Nismo S-Tune springs/shox 2) Yoko ADVAN AD08R 295/30R19 3) OSG LSD 4) SPL rear diff AL bushings 5) SPL rear traction linx (radius rod) I guess next up are the SPL rear camber links and knukle monoball bushings for the rear axle housing. I plan to have these installed by the end of the year.

08-22-2014, 08:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
Masterbeatty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Whales Vagina Posts: 4,586 Drives: the speed limit... Rep Power: 122869	Once i put my car back together this weekend i will make a report of my SPL bushings i put in. I also have spl everything else in the rear end too. Stock rear diff bushings i got horrible wheel hop at autox and It got worse when i put in my LSD too. So hopefully this solves the problem, if not then SPL solid subframe bushings. __________________ 2011 MB 6MT Masterbeatty journal

09-22-2014, 11:21 AM	#14 (permalink)
Nissan370 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Baltimore Posts: 431 Drives: 2009 ST BLK 370Z Rep Power: 16	I have the whiteline rear diff bushings and my wheelhop is still very bad. so i am going to do the rear camber and traction arms next to see if that helps. Last time at the track the wheelhop was horrible So at the moment a standing burnout is impossible til i get this fixed more power you make the more these problems creep up __________________ 370z vsr motorsports single turbo/built motor 9.1cr 525rwhp/450rwtq @ 10.5psi (stock maf maxed out)

11-03-2014, 10:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
3rdDanZ Base Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 42 Drives: 370Z Coupe base auto Rep Power: 12	You have too much tire pressure. You need to be able to turn off TCS, & launch with revs without hopping.

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