LETHAL GTS said:How cold was it?
I find that when it gets cold, I get wheel hop till I get my tires warm.
When I say cold, I'm talking Great white north cold!
Close to freezing.
Are you whacky pitacky? 40 psi? Two weeks ago my dealership did a driving day at Blackhawk and we took an srt-10, our GM drives an a-sedan in scca and knows how to wring it out. started at 40psi with me in the car and had a hard time keeping the car straight coming out of turns, 35psi worked out to be the best on street tires. I pit crew for a fellow Viper owner that also races gt2 in scca in a Porsche 911 gt3 cup car and on race tires, they dont get much above 28 psi after a race if at all. More pressure is not better, as the tires get hotter the pressure gets higher, 40 psi with air not nitrogen would wind up being like 46psi when hot!!!! Usually track prep and suspension concerns will cause wheel hop, but shifting too hard or at the wrong time can cause it too.Tanked said:I get wheel hop in my viper when it's cold out. Try letting a little air out of the tire. Granted mine happened on the street. I know your at the track so try 40psi. After I switched to 35 rear the issue went away. Also, I noticed went it's a cold morning the tires tend to break loose much easier. I think it's a combo of the car making slightly more power and the tires are not warmed up yet. A good burnout seems to make the stick better. /images/graemlins/wink
You must mean that you like to hardly turn! 40psi is way too high!Tanked said:I normaly like lots of pressure in my tires. I like to turn hard. /images/graemlins/wink
That is max inflation allowable at max load, car fully loaded with its max capacity and full tank of gas, and two riders. Truck tires run as much as 60psi, but unless you fully load the truck, it is like riding on basketballs and the tread wears more quickly because the center section, or contact patch gets raised and does not make proper contact with the road surface, thusly losing handling capabilities and making the truck, or car in this case, less stable and safe.Tanked said:checked the tire it's rated for 51psi. So...40psi...it can handle that.
As Judge Smails said, "well, I'm waiting"Tanked said:I'll check, let ya know when I get back in state.