6 speed Wheel hop question

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Old 10-29-2003, 03:52 PM
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6 speed Wheel hop question

So I was wondering. Those of you who drive 6 speeds....If you break loose under acceleration, does it always hop, or do you get normal wheel spin sometimes. I dont drive too hard, but especially in the rain, I sometimes loose traction starting at a light. And every time, no matter what, I get violent hop, not spin...

So let me know what you all think

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Old 10-29-2003, 03:56 PM
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Did you check your tire pressure? Over inflated tires can sometimes cause major wheel hop..
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i do however my wheel/tire setup isn't stock..... I get it with both summer/winter setups....
Old 10-29-2003, 04:02 PM
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32 psi cold pressure
Old 10-29-2003, 05:13 PM
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Do a quick search there are some forum members working to resolve the hopping front end problem .

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Old 10-30-2003, 04:35 AM
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A major yes! In the rain more then dry payment. If I'm carefull with the gas, I can peel out instead of hoping.
Old 10-30-2003, 05:41 AM
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Mine hops...especially in the rain!
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Mine hops in the rain too!
Old 10-30-2003, 04:09 PM
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My car hops so hard in the rain that it feels like I have hydrolics. On dry pavement I usually spin first gear and get some hop going into second
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I've got the rpms figured out so I don't hop on dry pavement in 1st, but I hop all the time in the rain.

This is my only complaint about the CLS 6spd, but it pisses me off sometimes

I'm wondering if lowering the car w/ CT's springs would help, but I'm trying to keep my CLS stock.
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I drive it quite hard and I experience that wheel hop a lot too... if I don't want it to hop, I have get my rpms really high to really break traction... then it spins without the hopping... but why is it hopping, does anyone knows???
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PAGING ChadT...
Old 10-31-2003, 03:54 AM
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lol we need that damm bar chad!!! smitty why dont you make one lol
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I get lots of hop if I really floor it from a stop, but I havent driven it in the rain too much. Who cares if it hops in the rain though, shouldnt you not be trying to drive fast or launch?

I hope some wider, stickier tires will help, but I don't know.
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