Wheel-Hop
#46
03-05-2007, 01:48 PM
You mean like how Nissan was in the complete dumper before it got bailed out by Renault? aka 1999-2002? When was the "new G" being developed? 
Originally Posted by b00stedjustin
yes i do, have both and don't get me started on mercedes. They weren't hitting their profit margins around 4 years ago and started using cheaper parts. I had a friend in a mercedes mechanic and he has been warning everyone away from their newer cars since he found out. Also if you look at their cars you can see visibly the change in quality over the years.
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03-05-2007, 01:53 PM
Originally Posted by b00stedjustin
One. I was responding to an earlier thread, so it's not just me you want to scold mother. Two, I've experience wheel hop in the wet too, but only in the wet. I haven't heard of any g driver that i knew, that knows how to drive experience wheel hop in any other situation.
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Originally Posted by b00stedjustin
yes i do, have both and don't get me started on mercedes. They weren't hitting their profit margins around 4 years ago and started using cheaper parts. I had a friend in a mercedes mechanic and he has been warning everyone away from their newer cars since he found out. Also if you look at their cars you can see visibly the change in quality over the years.
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Originally Posted by audio_file
yeh, Mercedes has really been going downhill with their cars lately, I mean, who would own an SLR, or that CLS thing?
Back to the wheel hop issue, do some research and figure out what wheel hop is first. I've done mine (and confirms what i already knew) and can say that the G (stock) should never wheel hop on dry pavement. Secondly if a G is modded and is pulling out more power, the suspension setup is probably off and that's why you're experiencing wheel hop. Therefore, I can say, that wheel hop is not the car's fault, it's the driver's/modders (excluding ff cars here). That's it for my input, and I'm out, since this thread is getting a little out of control in here.
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03-05-2007, 03:25 PM
Originally Posted by b00stedjustin
you idiot!!! not their super expensive cars!!! Of course they are making a killing off those. Also, look and feel the difference the sl550 (or 500) feel compared to their lower end cars and tell me i'm wrong.
Back to the wheel hop issue, do some research and figure out what wheel hop is first. I've done mine (and confirms what i already knew) and can say that the G (stock) should never wheel hop on dry pavement. Secondly if a G is modded and is pulling out more power, the suspension setup is probably off and that's why you're experiencing wheel hop. Therefore, I can say, that wheel hop is not the car's fault, it's the driver's/modders (excluding ff cars here). That's it for my input, and I'm out, since this thread is getting a little out of control in here.
Back to the wheel hop issue, do some research and figure out what wheel hop is first. I've done mine (and confirms what i already knew) and can say that the G (stock) should never wheel hop on dry pavement. Secondly if a G is modded and is pulling out more power, the suspension setup is probably off and that's why you're experiencing wheel hop. Therefore, I can say, that wheel hop is not the car's fault, it's the driver's/modders (excluding ff cars here). That's it for my input, and I'm out, since this thread is getting a little out of control in here.
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Originally Posted by b00stedjustin
you idiot!!! not their super expensive cars!!! Of course they are making a killing off those. Also, look and feel the difference the sl550 (or 500) feel compared to their lower end cars and tell me i'm wrong.
Back to the wheel hop issue, do some research and figure out what wheel hop is first. I've done mine (and confirms what i already knew) and can say that the G (stock) should never wheel hop on dry pavement. Secondly if a G is modded and is pulling out more power, the suspension setup is probably off and that's why you're experiencing wheel hop. Therefore, I can say, that wheel hop is not the car's fault, it's the driver's/modders (excluding ff cars here). That's it for my input, and I'm out, since this thread is getting a little out of control in here.
Back to the wheel hop issue, do some research and figure out what wheel hop is first. I've done mine (and confirms what i already knew) and can say that the G (stock) should never wheel hop on dry pavement. Secondly if a G is modded and is pulling out more power, the suspension setup is probably off and that's why you're experiencing wheel hop. Therefore, I can say, that wheel hop is not the car's fault, it's the driver's/modders (excluding ff cars here). That's it for my input, and I'm out, since this thread is getting a little out of control in here.
Direct quote from www.renault.com
"On March 27, 1999, Renault surprised the world by taking control (36.8%, for €5 billion) of Japanese automaker Nissan, in bad shape but promising attractively complementary products and geographical coverage.
Renault's investment in cash and know-how (ably administered by Carlos Ghosn, whom Louis Schweitzer had appointed at the head of Nissan) would enable its new Japanese partner to recover in record time."
Sounds like "bailed out" 2 me . . . but I'm not a guru
#55
03-05-2007, 05:56 PM
Originally Posted by audio_file
ResIpsa, my stillen sways and eibach prokit springs didn't make that much difference, I think it's really a matter of simple physics, any suspension that doesn't involve bolting the axles right to the frame is going to experience some up and down force, causing hop - maybe with the exception of top end coilovers (set sooo stiff that the street ride would be unpleasant) or the Kinetix replacement links . . .
What's your experience with the Kinetix replacement links.
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#59
03-05-2007, 08:00 PM
Uh what? First of all it's not a "he". It's Renault. And 2nd of all, if Renault owns Nissan, they AUTOMATICALLY own Infiniti.
Originally Posted by b00stedjustin
he acquired nissan first (or most of it's stock). He made A run at either purchasing tons of stock of either ford or GM but that deal fell through.
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#60
03-05-2007, 08:03 PM
Um yeah, I appreciate the offer but I don't go around asking other men to peform sexual acts on me.
Seriously though. Justin, you've been getting PWNED not only from me, but from everyone else in this thread. You need to read and learn vs spout whatever you THINK it correct. You're not even man enough to admit when your incorrect.
Seriously though. Justin, you've been getting PWNED not only from me, but from everyone else in this thread. You need to read and learn vs spout whatever you THINK it correct. You're not even man enough to admit when your incorrect.
Originally Posted by b00stedjustin
blow me little bitch.