I have a big problem with wheel hop as soon as the tires start to spin from a dead stop. I just installed Tanabe GF210 springs and I still experience the same severe wheel hop. What is the cause and cure for this? Any help wouldbe great.

Dave

 

I don't understand the cause - other than that the wheels spinning load the axles which twist than untwist causing the hop. I have it as well. My 2003 coupe did not have it, my 2005 sedan does. Same suspension but different reaction.

 

I can't state with any certainty what creates wheelhop. Nor do I know how to fix it.

However, I found some interesting reading.

Here's a short description: http://autorepair.about.com/library/.../bldef-372.htm

Here's an in-depth description of wheelhop on vettes(and the consequences): http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1403559

And here's a bit of info on wheelhop on the cts-v's: http://www.cadillacfaq.com/faq/answers/wheelhop.html

That last link is very interesting. It states that some people think wheelhop(on that car) is caused by the suspension setup, while others think it's caused by the tires.

As for my personal experience, I've had 3 different sets of tires on my car. The stocker(for the sedan) Goodyear Eagle NCT5's(summers), Kumho ECSTA ASX's(all seasons), and Kumho SPT's(summers). I have experienced wheelhop with each of these tires, on the street and on the track. I've experienced it much more severely at the track because I've never tried to launch very hard on the street. Though, I get n-a-s-t-y wheelhop on my 1>2 shift, even on the street. I also get wheelhop when the roads are wet and I get on the throttle in 1st through 3rd gears(even with vdc). But that makes sense to me, as the tires are oscillating between traction and slipping.

At this point, I tend to believe wheelhop, for my car at least, is a function of tires/traction rather than suspension setup. When I started running with DR's, I noticed that I got wheelhop almost as bad as on my street tires. But once I started heating them up(even before I could do a burnout), I noticed that instead of wheelhop, I would spin, which is a good thing. The last time out at the track I launched at 6 grand(great clutch) on my BFG's after like a 15 second burnout. I didn't dead hook; in fact, I spun for maybe the first 30 feet. But I didn't detect a single bit of wheelhop.