V6 (1994-2004) Mustangs Technical discussions on the 3.8L and 3.9L V6 torque monsters

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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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wen i do a burnout and i have the wheels spinning and i hit the brakes the car shakes very hard y is this? i do have the 8.8 btw..
Old Nov 15, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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I would guess it's because when the wheels are spinning in the burn out there isn't as much friction against them but when you slow the spinning down they are able to catch traction better which means they are trying to grab.
Old Nov 15, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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It's called wheel hop
Old Nov 16, 2008 | 08:39 AM
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so i guess this is normal will it hurt anything?
Old Nov 16, 2008 | 10:43 AM
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get some quad shocks or aftermarket control arms
Old Nov 16, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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probably because the worst thing you can do when spinning the wheels is to just "stop" you need to "roll out" of the burnout so you dont really destroy anything.
Old Nov 16, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 03sixbanger
get some quad shocks or aftermarket control arms
Derrick pretty much summed it up
Old Nov 16, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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Quad shocks FTMFLose!
Old Nov 16, 2008 | 11:19 PM
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they help untill you can afford c/a's.....becuase you can pick up a set of q/s anywhere
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