Golf R wheel hop when launching

[George3G]

Has anyone had problems with what feels like wheel hop when launching? I've noticed it on my MRC Stage 1 7R. Even on very smooth/new tarmac I'll get three or four "bangs" once past 5,000rpm in 1st gear. I've done some research and I'm thinking about uprating the dogbone mount. I also read some posts about OBD Eleven tweaks. Has anyone had the same issue and managed to successfully resolve it? Thanks!

 

[ATR]

Upgrading the engine, transmission, and dogbone mounts go a long way in stiffening things up to reduce and eliminate wheelhop. Don't do just one mount and call it good. Really needs all three done.

Revo and BFI (stage 1) seem to be the easiest to get ahold of.

 

[NopeR]

Which tires are you using? I'm not experiencing any hop or spin using indy500's.. It just takes off.

 

[Diggs24]

You won't get wheel hop at 5k.

 

[jimlloyd40]

Has anyone had problems with what feels like wheel hop when launching? I've noticed it on my MRC Stage 1 7R. Even on very smooth/new tarmac I'll get three or four "bangs" once past 5,000rpm in 1st gear. I've done some research and I'm thinking about uprating the dogbone mount. I also read some posts about OBD Eleven tweaks. Has anyone had the same issue and managed to successfully resolve it? Thanks!

What do you mean by bangs? The front end bouncing up and down violently? On an R with AWD?

 

[Faceman]

What do you mean by bangs? The front end bouncing up and down violently? On an R with AWD?

4Motion cars don't bounce quite the same way, but you definitely feel it. I had bad wheel hop at my last track outing, but now with BFI mounts, it shouldn't happen anymore. Due to this outbreak, I won't find out till fall.

 

[NopeR]

Again, what tires are being used? Is it cold out? I've never experiences wheel hop in the R with dsg or my '15 Gti with the 6spd manual.

 

[ATR]

You won't get wheel hop at 5k.

Actually you can...

It's not like the GTI though that can be rather bad sounding/feeling ?

 

[Diggs24]

Is your haldex working?

 

[Ramon64124]

+1 on bad haldex unit.

 

[DiscusInferno]

Control your right foot better on 1st gear. Wait until you get into 2nd gear to mash the pedal. Some of the other hot hatch competitors limit boost in the smaller gears, to maximize getting the power to the ground (and limit things like torque steer, etc)

 

[Faceman]

I need to play with the JB4 and lower boost in 1st gear next time out.

 

[ATR]

Okay, the single best way to help eliminate wheel hop in both the GTI and the R is to first upgrade the three mounts to stiffer mounts.

The factory springs are indeed a bit on the soft side so that too can contribute to the wheels bouncing a bit. a good spring that increases spring rates will help with reducing the likelyhood of wheel hop

And of coarse there's tires themselves that will help maintain contact with the road. Check your PSI to ensure they are at the factory spec (around 39PSI cold). Factory tires typically are lackluster inn one area or another. So it would be very helpful for traction to replace them with a better tire.

To help even more you can get lower control arms that eliminate the gap in the OEM arms...
Something like one of the following products:
https://blackforestindustries.com/c...ms-rs3-solid-rubber-bushings-with-ball-joints
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-par...hane-bushings-with-hardware/008692ecs01-02kt/

 

[NopeR]

^
That's pretty damn excessive Imo. Get better tires, rip it on warm days and save yourself the hundreds of $ in parts instead.

The stock tires are garbage anyway and should be the first thing to change in the first place.

 

[MeltedSolid]

Video ATR linked was from someone else, and in the comments they talk about the haldex not working. An R with a working haldex won't be the same.