# wheel hop

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [November 24, 2010, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-hop/255725 "2010-11-24T06:48:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-hop/255725/23 "2010-11-24T15:15:05Z")

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> [@FS/FT: 1987-1993 Mustang Mach1 cowl hood](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-ft-1987-1993-mustang-mach1-cowl-hood/37490/4):
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> tires dont really have too much to do with it. not saying they wont change part of it. but wheel hop or axle rap is a suspension chassis setup thing.

tires actually have quite an impact on wheel hop man. the softer the side wall, and less air the tires have in them, will allow the tires to flex and absorb most of the initial shock of the drive train. (in a nutshell)

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