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wheel hop?


TeamRedLine23
11-25-2006, 12:02 AM
how can I get rid of wheel hop?

EDMUND65
11-25-2006, 12:12 AM
upgrade suspension, upgrade tires, ORRRR sell GS-T and get GSX!

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Thor06
11-25-2006, 12:19 AM
Prothane motor mounts help too.

crunchymilk55
11-25-2006, 12:36 AM
prothane motor mounts took away about 85% of my wheelhop, but 2 of the 4 are a PITA to install.

TeamRedLine23
11-25-2006, 12:46 AM
motor mounts would of been my last guess. I learned something new today. thanks. what tires do you recommend? I have some cheap Fuzion ZR1's.

SilvrEclipse
11-25-2006, 10:02 AM
I have also seen solid front motor mounts. I saw it on some website, it was just a solid piece of metal that connected the motor to the crossmember. It was suppose to help eliminate wheel hop.

Mikelb
11-27-2006, 09:01 AM
Motor Mounts FTW... that will take away almost all of the wheel hop... make sure you have had an alignment... and check your suspension (shocks, swaybars, etc..)

TeamRedLine23
11-27-2006, 12:51 PM
well when I bought the car it had a set of goldline lowering springs. which dropped the car 2 full inches. would that be part of the proplem with wheel hop?Im thinknig about putting the stock springs back in because the car it pretty lower stock. I was going to couple the stock springs with a set of some upgraded shocks. I was also thinking about keeping the lowering springs and couple that with upgraded shocks. so as you can tell I dont know what Im going to do yet. any suggestions?

Thor06
11-27-2006, 01:38 PM
I think actually higher spring rates take away from wheel hop. I would just leave them in, get a set of prothane motor mounts, and see how it works for ya.

TeamRedLine23
11-27-2006, 10:04 PM
is this motor mount complete? is it a good deal?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motor-Mount-Inserts-Mitsubishi-Eclipse-2G-RS-GS-GST-GSX_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33583QQihZ019QQitem Z8044613250

SilvrEclipse
11-27-2006, 10:20 PM
yea, thats what I got. Good luck with taking the stocks ones out. What kind of struts did they put in with the lowering springs? If they are still stock then they are f***ed by now and thats part of your problem.

Mikelb
11-28-2006, 07:20 AM
go for it... that's the kit I got, just for a lot less (I paid like $100 from Summit)... but yeah, that's the complete Prothane kit...

They're a bitch to put in... but there's a write up on here somewhere... or you could just check VFAQ.com

blk_srt
11-28-2006, 11:17 AM
control arm bushings ar ethe #1 fix from wha tI understand but motor mounts will help a great deal also

Mikelb
11-28-2006, 12:18 PM
shit, just get all your suspension bushing in urethane... then you're set..

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