Rear Wheel hop in my new 5.0 Brembo with 3.73's
01-20-2011, 08:43 PM
#11
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01-20-2011, 08:51 PM
#12
Yours, being an auto, might be more tame on the wheel hop, I guess it totally depends on what the stock Ford tune in the 6R80 (your auto tranny) is.
But as powerful as our engines are, I am sure if you step on it, you will make yours wheel hop like a male hamster in heat! LOL!
But to help minimize wheel hop, turn off TCS and AdvanceTrac, and feather the gas pedal so you do not peel out. Of course, the suspension upgrades will do significant help in stopping the hop
01-21-2011, 11:03 AM
#13
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thanks. its taking me some time getting used to hearing the tires screaming since im coming from car with less than half the power so its hard to avoid not slamming the gas to the floor. i have noticed that even barely pressing the gas pedal puts me in the seat back. anyone else notice at night the gauge colors dont seem bright enough to see?
01-21-2011, 11:19 AM
#14
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FWD cars with 90hp can wheel hop. Just having a powerful engine isn't necessarily in and of itself the key. My 3v car has been a huge pain in the *** w/regard to wheel hop. And it has significantly less power (or did before the KB) than the 5.0.
01-21-2011, 01:34 PM
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a lot of it has to do with pinion angle.......it's not dangerous....just as long you don't spin/wheel hop the tires when taking off. If you want to correct it change the lower control arms and install a wheel hop reducer. I never installed a wheel hop reducer but, I hear it could be a pain.
01-21-2011, 06:13 PM
#18
As for weenie 4 bangers, before I bought my Stang, I drove a 120 HP car, and I could never make it wheel hop. Maybe the suspension was very well designed such that it could never hop at all.