Tried to peel out but instead had major wheel hop. - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

dawg · 04-13-2006, 09:38 AM

I was stopped at a red light when I dropped the clutch at 3 thousand rpm’s and expecting my tires to spin-out. Instead the front end started jumping up and down.
I am a little freaked out because the car shook pretty hard.

My car has .75 inch drop from H&R springs… I wonder if that has anything to do with it.
Any ideas what could cause this?

***REN69*** · 04-13-2006, 10:01 AM

It's called OEM struts.

***kamesama980*** · 04-13-2006, 01:46 PM

wrong size/strength or bad struts

VooDoo · 04-13-2006, 01:53 PM

worn out suspension and supension bushings, bad alignment...

Flashmn · 04-13-2006, 03:16 PM

Its what you call grippy tires and no torque.

thespud · 04-14-2006, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Flashmn

Its what you call grippy tires and no torque.

Got it in one... Good tyres + no torque + FWD = Bounce.

89yotarollagts · 04-15-2006, 11:50 AM

lol well my friend the only way around that is to dump her at 7 grand lol thats how i avoided wheel hop before my suspenssion upgrades... shit if you gunna do a burnout do a good one ! be sure to have a camera and post pics too ; )

tonyvt · 04-17-2006, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by dawg

I was stopped at a red light when I dropped the clutch at 3 thousand rpm’s and expecting my tires to spin-out. Instead the front end started jumping up and down.
I am a little freaked out because the car shook pretty hard.

My car has .75 inch drop from H&R springs… I wonder if that has anything to do with it.
Any ideas what could cause this?

Hope you have lots of money if your going to treat your Corrola like that! IT's an economy car not a race car.

dawg · 04-17-2006, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tonyvt

Hope you have lots of money if your going to treat your Corrola like that! IT's an economy car not a race car.

its an XRS so I see it as a economy/race car.

dawg · 04-17-2006, 03:46 PM

My tires were sticky at the time... it was after a long drive and I could feel the grip.

Will aftermarket struts prevent this or am I doing something wrong?

freakinbox · 04-17-2006, 04:04 PM

I treat my 4af worse than that and it runs great

Toyota makes good engines

punter · 04-17-2006, 06:43 PM

If you want it to spin then drop the clutch at(or close to) peak torque, then it will deffinatly spin.

But I don't see why you want to do that, FWD burnouts are boring and wreck tyres/engine mounts etc. etc.

89yotarollagts · 04-17-2006, 07:42 PM

^ lol and that doesnt happen in a RWD car ?

AVANT · 04-17-2006, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 89yotarollagts

^ lol and that doesnt happen in a RWD car ?

To an extent, yes. Burnouts in FWDs are more harmful to the drivetrain than RWD burnouts.

But the poster just wanted to peel out, not burn out anyways. Soft motor mounts can cause massive wheel hop as well.

dawg · 04-17-2006, 08:46 PM

yup I was just looking for a good take off with a little wheel spin.
Previous occasions I would have a slow start because I take it too easy.
So this time I was looking for the sweet spot and the car just started jumping, and kinda freaked me out because I don't want to f'up my car.
I guess with these cars you really need to find the perfect launch where as my old american cars... you just drop them like its hard.