Guest pharmed Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Could any of these be contributing factors to wheel hop? - Difference in camber of two wheels. Potentially 1-1.5 degree difference between each side - Spare wheel and tyre removed (minus 40kg ish) - Rear coilover height higher than front I'm guessing fixing all 3 will sort the recently developed wheel hop but just checking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris88 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Reduced weight in the rear, plus rear springs / dampers too stiff and low profile tyres are the biggest contributors to rear wheel hopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pharmed Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 So soften the dampers and relocate my huge battery to the boot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Budz86 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 What size rear tyres and suspension you running mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pharmed Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 18 inch rims 265 tyres and bc coilovers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Budz86 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 You tried lowering the tyre pressures? When do you find you get the hop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pharmed Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 From a standstill flooring it! I will try and lower the pressures. Will lowering the rear coilovers have any effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Budz86 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Softening them up yes, but lowering maybe not so much. Try them on the softest setting, with 30 psi in the tyres and see if it still happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Dampers with proper low velocity valving work best for controlling suspension prone to wheel hop. Most of the aftermarket height adjustable stuff has no proper low velocity valving, many have mono valving and will never work well. Bilsteins are probably the entry level damper that adresses low velocity valving separately. Nitrons in a seat height adkjustable damper. It's what's INSIDE that tube that counts, and most folk neither know nor care, hence the plethora of junk on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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