Wheel Hop Issue

[blackthunder50]

I've noticed bad wheel hop when I run it wot. My question is, does the cold weather make it worse since the ground is cold and the tires are harder?

[MN6WS6]

I think you need to look at suspension component failure first. I have never had wheelhop in my 4th gen, regardless of the tires on it. Crappy, mediocre, good, never wheelhops. I would lean more towards a bad bushing on a lower control arm causing the problem, or if it's lowered, it could be the geometry being off (meaning you need to get the LCA mounting point brackets).

[Injuneer]

Cold weather hurts traction... no doubt about it. But it won't necessarilly show up as "wheel hop". It will simply amplify any problems you have with your setup. Cold weather makes the tires harder, and the roads are less sticky. And, the cold weather increases your engine's power. A traction challenged tire is going to be a disaster as it cools down.

When I moved from southern CA to NJ, I never noticed a problem until I ran into one of those 10*F days..... hit the throttle and the tires blew away so fast I thought my clutch had blown. Simply a matter of a 10% power increase (50* colder weather gives you 10% more power) and a set of GS-C's that had seen a few miles, and were hard as a rock from the cold. And that was only with mild bolt-ons, not the stroker.

If its wheel hop, it may be highlighting a problem with the rear lower control arm angles. That's probably the main cause of wheel hop in a 4th Gen, at least after you've taken care of the sloppy stock soft rubber bushings.