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<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by WickEdSix9838:
thats exactly what happens...think about it, when u leave the line, the tires try to hook, when they do it twists the whole rear end, then the rubber bushings give a little and "spring" back and the tires unload and start grabbing/letting go/grabbing/letting go...it makes perfect sense
[ June 11, 2003: Message edited by: WickEdSix9838 ]<hr></blockquote>
agreed but instead of grabbing and letting go, what your tires are actually doing is bouncing up and down. hence the 'hop' portion of the term.
That is a factor when you have posi though - that is wheel hop caused by suspension setup.
There is another form (I believe) that shows itself when you do not have posi. When you spin up torque and shove it to one wheel trying to launch. What happens is that one tire tries to twist and gyrate forwards. The other non-powered wheel is slightly behind in angle. When the axle is off center like that it begins to bind, and the suspension setup encourages this.
So when you swap to posi, or get in a Z28 from a V6 you notice less wheel hop, but still there. That's because on a posi car the suspension causes the wheel hop, and not the power. Since both wheels are turning the same speed and putting the same amount of power down to the ground they aren't off angle and one side isn't playing catch up with the other side. So it comes down to the suspensions' ability to plant the tires, which in stock form is only marginal.
thats exactly what happens...think about it, when u leave the line, the tires try to hook, when they do it twists the whole rear end, then the rubber bushings give a little and "spring" back and the tires unload and start grabbing/letting go/grabbing/letting go...it makes perfect sense
[ June 11, 2003: Message edited by: WickEdSix9838 ]<hr></blockquote>
agreed but instead of grabbing and letting go, what your tires are actually doing is bouncing up and down. hence the 'hop' portion of the term.
That is a factor when you have posi though - that is wheel hop caused by suspension setup.
There is another form (I believe) that shows itself when you do not have posi. When you spin up torque and shove it to one wheel trying to launch. What happens is that one tire tries to twist and gyrate forwards. The other non-powered wheel is slightly behind in angle. When the axle is off center like that it begins to bind, and the suspension setup encourages this.
So when you swap to posi, or get in a Z28 from a V6 you notice less wheel hop, but still there. That's because on a posi car the suspension causes the wheel hop, and not the power. Since both wheels are turning the same speed and putting the same amount of power down to the ground they aren't off angle and one side isn't playing catch up with the other side. So it comes down to the suspensions' ability to plant the tires, which in stock form is only marginal.
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