Wheel hop?

[terror]

so i went to the 1/4th mile track today and i failed
my launches where horrible and plagued with what seemed to be massive amounts of wheel hop as the entire car shaked extremely violently(my lip even fell off).
anyways... what do you guys think this is and how do you think it can be fixed thanks a ton.

 

[Canuckrz]

What kind and size of tires are you running?

 

[dumbo]

Whats your setup?
What did you run also:naughty:

 

[SupaMan]

you keep wheel hopping that violently and your lip isnt gonna be the only thing youll have to fix......


but fixing it, stickier tires and the LIPP SS traction arms.

 

[87tomanymods]

upgraded rear trailing arms should take care of that. mine used to hop alot cromolly arms fixed it in a jiffy.

 

[IJ.]

Ditto SS arms stopped the bounce here.

 

[1-2clutch-u]

rear sub frame bushings?

 

[terror]

im running 265's in the rear and i ran mid 14's

and could this be the problem

 

[IJ.]

I'd say that's more the end result and not the cause.

 

[svnmpwr1990]

my car did the same thing before, new bushings and 315 drag radials took care if that

 

[terror]

that picture was taken a few days before i ran at the track, should replacing this decrease wheel hop significantly

 

[Poodles]

YES

Hell, I wouldn't even drive the car with it being that way...

 

[terror]

hmm i wonder how long its been like this, doesnt A-1 sell these for our cars? and whats the difference between a rear trailing arm and a traction bar.

 

[IJ.]

And that there is why I wouldn't use an Aluminium 3 piece bar there, think of the force involved and that steel fails very predictably compared to Aluminium.

 

[casgallo]

Although, I have seen MANY people jack under similar arms and bend them. Even a AAA tow truck driver hooked to the rear arm on a camry and bent it like a paperclip. Makes you stop and think...

 

[SupaMan]

Well lets clear some things up........Listen to IJ those SS arms are great, I plan on getting a set after my clutch job.

Secondly just because you have 265's doesnt mean anything if their not sticky their not sticky.

And lastly........Why the hell did you run the car at the track like that!?

 

[terror]

yea, i was just being careless and stupid

 

[Kckazdude]

Wait, this was bent and you still went to the track??
Be lucky wheel hop was all you got.

 

[black89t]

thats is definitely from someone jacking the car up from the trailing arm.

 

[IJ.]

And you know this how?