5-Speed wheel hop common???

[Toyota_Todd]

Hey Solara people,

I have noticed under hard accelleration that the car will have a tendancy to have wheel hop. I have encountered it with the TRD 17" wheels with the Proxes and also with the stock alloys with Michelin tires. It is a bit worse with the 17's and I wonder if anyone else has had this issue? I was also wondering if it does this under NA conditions, how violent would the wheel hop become under the S/C boosted power? If you have a fix for this, please let me know. I am not used to wheel hop at all. My GT4 will only spin the tires about one revolution and its gone, no time to hop I guess. Any advice or comments would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Wheel hop has to stop.......

[NASTY]

thats weird, never does it with my 17's (same wheels and tires as you...), and only in slippery conditions with my stock wheels/tires...

[Peter]

i get mad wheel hops when i try launching too hard, get springs and new trd struts and tie bars, that'll help, and better tires and rims

[Guest]

Wheel hop is the scourge of FWD cars. It also is more apt to happen when you add more power and bigger rims. A fair number of Camry/Solara people have had that problem when going to the track.

[Vampire]

Sorry, that's me. Forgot to log in again

Wheel hop is the scourge of FWD cars. It also is more apt to happen when you add more power and bigger rims. A fair number of Camry/Solara people have had that problem when going to the track.

[Kenn157]

I get it too. Sounds like the car is going to fall apart.

[Yanks0114]

On my auto I have the same problem. Just got my supercharger installed and it definately adds more hop, but thats just becasue there is more power. Hopefully the suspension upgrade will fix it

[Flipside909]

Hey Solara people,

I have noticed under hard accelleration that the car will have a tendancy to have wheel hop. I have encountered it with the TRD 17" wheels with the Proxes and also with the stock alloys with Michelin tires. It is a bit worse with the 17's and I wonder if anyone else has had this issue? I was also wondering if it does this under NA conditions, how violent would the wheel hop become under the S/C boosted power? If you have a fix for this, please let me know. I am not used to wheel hop at all. My GT4 will only spin the tires about one revolution and its gone, no time to hop I guess. Any advice or comments would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Wheel hop has to stop.......

We all have this issue, even with the Automatic guys. I get wheel hop on the Avalon when i'm accelerating hard with it. There isn't a real fix to wheel hop because our cars are FWD cars with a very soft tuned suspension. upgraded struts and springs will help it but it wont get rid of it. A real coilover system will remedy it more than a regular strut/spring combo. The only way to stop wheel hop is to feather the clutch and find the optimum acceleration without it. It takes timing and practice.

[Yanks0114]

I know wheel hop feel terrible, but is it bad for the car, I'm assuming yes. But sometimes ill get it even when i am going slow and the front tires dont catch because its wet out

[Missay]

how can you tell if your car does it..i understand what you guys mean, but i don't thikn i've every had my solara do it..unless i just don't realize it..

[NASTY]

or you're just not pushing it hard enough!

[Missay]

hehe..don't worry..i push it!!

[NASTY]

ohh right i forgot, youre the girl who drives like a boy!

[Missay]

heheh..you know..i don't mind when people say i act like a girl (i mean, comon! i am a girl..i wouldn't want you to say that i act like a guy! hehe) but when it comes to driving, i hate to be called a female driver..it's so wierd..tell me i throw like a girl, tell me i'm too emotional..but tell me that i drive to slow or like a female and i'll kick yur as* so hard you'll say i lack the manners of a lady..heheh

[NASTY]

haha, i dont know bout the rest of the guys, but for me its a turn on when a girl drives hard (especially standard)!