# wheel hop

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-hop/255725
**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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### Author: ![GermanPSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/germanpsi/32/6353_2.png) [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-hop/255725/24 "2010-11-24T15:28:08Z")

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> [@Medicaid???](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medicaid/37496/6):
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> 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)

yup my car wheel hopped like crazy with these weird as road racin slicks i had on it, then put my street tires back on and it never wheel hopped again

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