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Old 10-23-2007, 11:18 PM
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Default RE: help out with wheelspin / wheel hop

You are either
1= too abrupt with the clutch
2= giving it too much gas
3= running bald tires

I get wheel hop sometimes when i do either 1 or 2

but, if i wind it up to 4k and uncork one, the wheels will spin fast and hard with next to no hop at all

adjust your driving style in the rain
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Old 10-23-2007, 11:36 PM
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Default RE: help out with wheelspin / wheel hop

ORIGINAL: 06tyrfryr

wider tires will make it easier to spin and hydro plane on wet pavement
is that true? does not seem logical. a wider tire would give you a larger contact patch with the pavement. thus, i would assume that you would have more control on wet pavement.

.. also, i have noticed that my wheel hop has diminished greatly since the additions of my 20's. I have 275 mm tires in the rear which probably helps (perhaps it might have something to do with weight).

let the experts chime in....
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Old 10-24-2007, 12:41 AM
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Default RE: help out with wheelspin / wheel hop

Im not that savi when it comes to suspension, will LCA's work with a suspension kit such as Saleen's?? Are they compatible?? Do they do anything to the ride height of the vehicle??
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Old 10-24-2007, 06:45 AM
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The wider the tire, the flater the contact patch, thus sitting on top of the water. Look at average everyday grocery getter tires, say a 195/70-r16, look at the contact patch, its kind of U shape. So it can cut through the water to the pavement. Its a narrow tire. Take a 275/50/18 tire, its wider and flater, sitting on top of the water. More likely to hydroplane and spin.
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