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only time i get wheel hop is if the advance track is turned on.. ie. tc / sport mode..
if everything is off.. no hop at all and alot of time the *** squats and takes off when shifting,
i think alot of the wheel hop is from the brakes being activated by the tc setup. but then again i havnt run the car with DR's at the track yet..
if everything is off.. no hop at all and alot of time the *** squats and takes off when shifting,
i think alot of the wheel hop is from the brakes being activated by the tc setup. but then again i havnt run the car with DR's at the track yet..
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So how come none of the magazines and other road tests mention the wheel hop problem? Do the GT500s have this problem?
It's pretty horrible in my Brembo package car and my first order of business this spring is fixing that. I can't even get rubber in 2nd gear without a shudder of wheel hop.![Icon Rolleyes](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
Can anyone suggest the best LCA kit? How likely is this to fix the problem?
What's involved with the install? Can it be done in a garage without a lift?
FWIW I have always reas that this has been a Mustang problem since the beginning.... one reason why I have always preferred MoPars from the old days.
It's pretty horrible in my Brembo package car and my first order of business this spring is fixing that. I can't even get rubber in 2nd gear without a shudder of wheel hop.
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Can anyone suggest the best LCA kit? How likely is this to fix the problem?
What's involved with the install? Can it be done in a garage without a lift?
FWIW I have always reas that this has been a Mustang problem since the beginning.... one reason why I have always preferred MoPars from the old days.
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So how come none of the magazines and other road tests mention the wheel hop problem? Do the GT500s have this problem?
It's pretty horrible in my Brembo package car and my first order of business this spring is fixing that. I can't even get rubber in 2nd gear without a shudder of wheel hop.![Icon Rolleyes](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
Can anyone suggest the best LCA kit? How likely is this to fix the problem?
What's involved with the install? Can it be done in a garage without a lift?
FWIW I have always reas that this has been a Mustang problem since the beginning.... one reason why I have always preferred MoPars from the old days.![Big Grin](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
It's pretty horrible in my Brembo package car and my first order of business this spring is fixing that. I can't even get rubber in 2nd gear without a shudder of wheel hop.
![Icon Rolleyes](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
Can anyone suggest the best LCA kit? How likely is this to fix the problem?
What's involved with the install? Can it be done in a garage without a lift?
FWIW I have always reas that this has been a Mustang problem since the beginning.... one reason why I have always preferred MoPars from the old days.
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I've seen YouTube vids of 2011 GTs launching on the street, some with wheel hop and some with the factory ESC kicking in. Are you guys sure you are experiencing wheel hop? Or could it just be the traction control trying to regain traction?
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... can't wait till I get some suspension on my 5 oh!
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I haven't noticed any wheel hop in the gt500. I don't really try to put the pedal to the metal in the rain with that car though but I've had plenty of unintentional spins in the rain (heck in the dry too). I do get some serious wheel hop in my 69 Skylark in the rain and I've put tubular upper and lower control arms on that (A-bodies use 4-link rear suspensions). It does silky smooth spins/burnouts on dry pavement though. I used to get wheel hop on any surface in my 95 GMC sonoma...It did it so bad I lost the rear view mirror...twice! My passengers always thought that was funny...violently bouncing along and ending up with a mirror in their lap!
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