muckyman

Need more information... Reads like "bump" issue on the damper? Hi Tony its difficult to describe. Previously, when I set off from a standstill with "enthusiasm", the rear wheels would spin nice and smoothly and I would leave two lines of rubber. Now when I try and do the same there is no smooth tyre spin. The tyres now seem to very very quickly go through a cycle of spin, grip,"hop/skip/judder", spin, grip hop etc etc. It feels very bad, sounds bad and is probably bad for the drivetrain. I found a little article on the web (link below) that talks about it, and how "toe" can be responsible, but its not really clear to me (the whole alignment and set up process is a bit of a mystery to me) Wheel Hop Linky I'm pretty sure it'll be just an adjustment needed in the shock settings (at least i hope so, as its spoiling my enjoyment) cheers Michael

Hi Tony can you give me your opinion on "wheel hop". I've been experiencing it quite a lot under hard acceleration from a standstill. Can this be dialled out? cheers Michael

cool, see you then. ta very much

Yeah, you did say that on Saturday. A friend has got his S2000 booked in with you on Saturday 15th May for a geo set-up. Would it be possible to get mine adjusted at the same time? cheers Michael

'tis my car. Firstly, many thanks to Tony for taking the time to explain everything he was doing - in laymans terms. The handling was really quite bad on the old shocks and it turned out that the rear right had blown its seals as well. The car now rides much much better, but I think I'll need a little adjustment as it still bounces (rebound?) a little more than I would like over a particular road I drive each day, which has multiple undulations - one after another. I've only had the car for two weeks, so please excuse the flaking underneath. Its pretty solid, but I will get the surface rust rubbed down and treated. The last owner was French, and he readily admitted that he spent his cash on mechanics only and didn't worry about body condition (he never polished it once while he owned it!! - he said the french don't really go for the "show and shine", but rather the driving). Roll on summer! cheers Michael PS - Tony, its "Chimaera", not "Chimera" (I know, I'm pedantic)