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

Thanks
Jeremy

 

Did you check your tire pressure? Over inflated tires can sometimes cause major wheel hop..

 

i do however my wheel/tire setup isn't stock..... I get it with both summer/winter setups....

 

32 psi cold pressure

 

Do a quick search there are some forum members working to resolve the hopping front end problem .

Jens

 

A major yes! In the rain more then dry payment. If I'm carefull with the gas, I can peel out instead of hoping.

 

Mine hops...especially in the rain!

 

Mine hops in the rain too!

 

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

 

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.

 

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???

 

PAGING ChadT...

 

lol we need that damm bar chad!!! smitty why dont you make one lol

 

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.