Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General General wheel hop in the wet

Originally posted by LoCoZ2:

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Originally posted by akrump47:

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If you have an ATX and are getting wheelhop ... dang, Andy's right, don't hit the gas so hard! Tip in gently until the car starts to move and you can feel the tires grip into the pavement, then roll into it more aggressively.
Just forget about trying to launch hard in the rain, its not going to happen!

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Sometimes even if I am at low throttle I STILL get wheelhop!

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Exactly. I had a V6 and the tires up front hopped like crazy, even at just 1/4 throttle. Came to find out I might as well have had drag slicks up front, the tires were so bald. Bad bad bad...but I still miss those days.


Hector, do tell your secrets! You must have some mad torque on that ATX Zetec to get wheel hop.

Originally posted by contour_phoenix_when:

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"A Quaife or Torsen diff." are for MTXs only correct? I have an ATX v6 95 lx.

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Sorry 'bout that. Didn't notice.

Bridgestone Turanza LS-T's may be the ticket.

Read the second review
http://www.tirerack.com/survey/SurveyComments.jsp?additionalComments=y&tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Turanza+LS-T&commentStatus=P

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Turanza+LS-T

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/touring.jsp

Other than that you've got to look at AWD. My S60 AWD has a turbocharged 2.5L that gets a whopping 236 ft/lbs of torque at only 1,500 RPM and it only gets a little wheelspin at full throttle from a standstill in the wet. I think my 235/45/17 Pirelli's help as well.

Regards, Alan

Originally posted by Kremithefrog:

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I get wheel hop when it's wet out too even with my 4cyl and good tires, decent suspension. I've filled my top tranny mount with poly eurathane, not sure yet if it's helped or not.

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