i broke down and had to drive it!

[lukedovichak]

it was -4 last night, and i was bored outta my mind, so i fired up the truck for fun. Then after seeing it sitting all clean for almost 2 weeks, i had to jump in it and go play with a buddy and his srt-8 jeep we went to a far off road and I tried my first launch in the truck (he launches like a bat outta hell with that awd). I didnt brake stand or anything before this so the tires were cold. But i took someones advice and got the rpms up to 4000 and dumped the clutch. I got mad wheel hop. I tried lowering it to 3000 and still had wheel hop with tons of spinning. 2000rpm wasnt all that bad and the motor didnt bog very much. if i want to stay in the higher rpms when i launch is there something i can do to help eliminate that wheel hop? I also now see what you guys mean from the 2-3 shift. lol hard but do-able

 

[wyoramsrt-10]

Caltracs will help with the hopping.

 

[mauiSRT/10]

Yes Caltracs will help that out..................your spyder gears dont like the wheel hop.......you might want to avoid it.

This truck in stock form does not handle hard launches well. The clutch setup is very weak. Be careful as I am sure you dont want to shell out another $1k or more for the clutch upgrade so soon.

Mine lasted 3k miles...........just trying to help a brother out!

patrick

 

[Dave T(BADVENM)]

So what happened with the race?

 

[TurboFreak]

So what happened with the race?

X2 :withstupid: Who won?

 

[Marc T]

Your caption should have said: I broke down and had to flog it!!:rock:

 

[Hamrhead]

it was -4 last night

Must be nice being able to get any kind of traction at those temps!


Anything under 50 degrees and I'm spinning into 3rd!!:burnout:

Which can be fun too!

 

[Kevan]

Also look into changing out the linear shock that's mounted on top of your differential. It's there to help with wheel hop.
Check out the QA1 adjustables (JMB has them).

 

[FATJACK]

Also look into changing out the linear shock that's mounted on top of your differential. It's there to help with wheel hop.
Check out the QA1 adjustables (JMB has them).

I don't know how to do that neat little Ditto thing but Kevan is very correct. Your truck should not wheel hop if eerything is OK.
(always listen to Kevan, he is one smart SOB and do NOT misspell his friggin name):rock:

 

[Kevan]

I don't know how to do that neat little Ditto thing but Kevan is very correct. Your truck should not wheel hop if eerything is OK.
(always listen to Kevan, he is one smart SOB and do NOT misspell his friggin name):rock:

So, send me the Stanley Cup, Celine Dion's head on a platter, and 2 cases of Elsinore.


Oh, you can misspell my name, but you'll probably get a reply from Voodoo instead of me.

 

[1badnightrunner]

I know how to bring the bitchs out
were u freak out ur friends srt8 jeep
try it at 1800-2000 on the street dump the
cluch and start poping gears i've busted 2 jeeps
like that make him try u from 20mph you'll love it!!!

 

[sealalot]

I don't know how to do that neat little Ditto thing but Kevan is very correct. Your truck should not wheel hop if eerything is ok

No, he's right. My truck doesn't wheel hop when it's above 40 degrees or so, but when it's cold, look out. It all has to do with temperature. Once those tires get hard, forget doing hard launches. It'll just hop and go sideways. But when it's nice outside and above 40, it'll hook up nicely.

 

[lukedovichak]

haha ok -4'c is what i was telling ya so, thats 24.8'f or something. so it will go away when its hotter out?

 

[davo19]

are you still running the stock tires?

 

[lukedovichak]

they are not even the stock pirelli tires. they are some kind of continental tire, i dont think i like them. I run the pirelli tires on the street bike and have liked them the best except for they wear alot quicker if you get the softer compounded sport tires.