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[SlowPoke McGee]

Wheel hop's got me hopping mad. Aside from putting traction bars on my viper lol, what can I do to tame this wheel bounce under heavy acceleration? It's mostly happening as I come out of a turn and apply wot....

[ZZ SRT]

What's your current suspension setup?

[Coloviper]

MCS Suspension (Stage 1), new Pilot Sport PS2 tires, Woodhouse engine/tranny mounts and upgraded IPSCO transmission crossmember completely ended my wheel hop issues for good.

[RT SERPENT]

What he said.
although... tires are often the biggest culprit.

[XSnake]

Motor and trans mounts

[SlowPoke McGee]

What's your current suspension setup?

I'm in a completely bone stock GEN 1 other than upgraded tires and rims. I'm running 19" gen3 10 spoke rims with Michelin 345 PS2's

[SlowPoke McGee]

"MCS Suspension (Stage 1), new Pilot Sport PS2 tires, Woodhouse engine/tranny mounts and upgraded IPSCO transmission crossmember completely ended my wheel hop issues for good."


Thanks for the tips. Other than the upgraded suspension, the rest sounds relatively inexpensive to replace. I've also read that old suspension bushings can be culprits...

[SlowPoke McGee]

Motor and trans mounts

I like the sounds of this the best and so does my wallet lol. Any consensus on best mounts? Woodhouse?

[Dan Cragin]

How old are your tires and what pressures are you running?

[Fatboy 18]

Woodhouse mounts and Ipsco trans mount, for what its worth I also changed to the Ipsco Billet Trans mount crossmember too

But, just a question do you have any clutch issues? Is the wheel hop happening as you lift off the clutch? if so It might be a problem in that area?

Another thing to check is to get under the car and visually inspect all UJs by rocking the Halfshafts and rotating the wheels in each direction. They are probably fine but worth checking.

[bluesrt]

you just need to slow down slow poke

[Luisv]

The engine mounts in our cars seem to be the same as the 1989-1993 Dodge Pickup with Cummins diesel engine. You can locate the mounts for less than half what others ask for it. Stainless steel bodies as well. Once my existing mounts go... I'll be swapping to those.

[gage]

My 97 is mostly stock, but does have upgraded motor and trans mounts. This along with new ps2's means I don't have any wheel hop

[SlowPoke McGee]

How old are your tires and what pressures are you running?

Hey Dan, thanks for chiming in. I'm running 32 psi in my passenger rear tire and 30 psi in rear drivers side to be exact. I've also attached a pic....is this the month and year? 07 of 2003? If so these things are old! Pardon the road rash on the rim grrr

Also they are Pilot Sports not PS2 as I previously thought

Tire Code.JPG

[SlowPoke McGee]

Woodhouse mounts and Ipsco trans mount, for what its worth I also changed to the Ipsco Billet Trans mount crossmember too

But, just a question do you have any clutch issues? Is the wheel hop happening as you lift off the clutch? if so It might be a problem in that area?

Another thing to check is to get under the car and visually inspect all UJs by rocking the Halfshafts and rotating the wheels in each direction. They are probably fine but worth checking.

I only seem to really notice the problem when turning left from a stop sign or stop light then pinning it...so after I'm already moving.

[SlowPoke McGee]

you just need to slow down slow poke

You sound like my old lady, bluesrt

Do people still call their wife their "old lady"? lol

[AZTVR]

The engine mounts in our cars seem to be the same as the 1989-1993 Dodge Pickup with Cummins diesel engine. You can locate the mounts for less than half what others ask for it. Stainless steel bodies as well. Once my existing mounts go... I'll be swapping to those.

What is the advantage of the pickup truck mount? It appears to be about the same price as the Viper mount.

[Dan Cragin]

Start with changing the tires, that will take care of 90% of the wheel hop. Those tires are 13 years old and hard as hockey pucks!

Dan

[Bugman Jeff]

What is the advantage of the pickup truck mount? It appears to be about the same price as the Viper mount.

OEM for OEM there is no advantage because the stock Viper mounts don't cost all that much. If they are in fact exactly the same, the advantage is that urethane truck mounts are common and much cheaper than the Viper mounts from Woodhouse. I remember a thread on the VCA some years ago where people were trying truck poly mounts, and they needed a spacer or something. I don't remember the exact details, but I don't remember it being an exact swap.

[AZTVR]

Wheel hop's got me hopping mad. Aside from putting traction bars on my viper lol, what can I do to tame this wheel bounce under heavy acceleration? It's mostly happening as I come out of a turn and apply wot....

Replacing blown shocks fixed my wheel hop problem that was only occurring when I was coming out of a turn and applying WOT. As others have said, many different worn out things can be the cause.

[SlowPoke McGee]

Start with changing the tires, that will take care of 90% of the wheel hop. Those tires are 13 years old and hard as hockey pucks!

Dan

Dan thanks for helping me get to the bottom of this. I never would have thought the tires were that old....they still have the little rubber nubs and hardly any wear!

Btw, what do you think of the pressures I'm running? 30 -32 psi. The tires maximum pressure is 51 psi
Thanks,
SP

[SlowPoke McGee]

Replacing blown shocks fixed my wheel hop problem that was only occurring when I was coming out of a turn and applying WOT. As others have said, many different worn out things can be the cause.

Assuming my shocks are stock, they are probably getting tired. How does one know if his shocks are finished?

[Luisv]

What is the advantage of the pickup truck mount? It appears to be about the same price as the Viper mount.

From that vendor it's the same price.... it's the same mount. Compared to the $350+ versions, it's half.