I just realized yesterday when it rained that it was my first time taking out the car with the Quaife installed driving it in the rain. The differential definately helps the car get started moving and go around the turns. I went to this one spot thats always soaked in oil and no matter what car I'm in the wheels will spin and spin forever. Not a problem with the differential the car just took off and moved effortlessly. Of course although the traction is probbaly effectively doubled, it still can run out. If I spin the wheels long enough the front end has a tendency to walk from side to side. Usually to the right since thats how most roads are crowned.

Another concern is in a turn if I nail it too hard, both of the front steering wheels will spin and the car plows straight ahead. But as soon as I let off, the car will regain control. I'm afraid that if I get it going into a drift too hard and it hooks up too hard with the front wheels pointed too far the rear end will have a tendency to kick out, such that I've done already on dry pavement.

Yet a third concern is wheel hop, particularly during hard shifts. Although i have the place racing poly lower motor mounts installed I have a new case of wheel hop. if i shift hard during the 1-2 shift particularly, the car will hop. Its not low frequency like before, but much faster. This tells me there is play somewhere in the drivetrain. Also, if I tap the gas while on a roll anywhere from 30-90 or so and I get the car "rocking" front to back you can feel some play. My feeling is this play is coming from the rubber control arm bushings as well as my non-lowered suspension. My next project will be to replace the control arm bushings with polyurethane. Hopefully this will once and for all get rid of my wheelie hop. I think a lowered suspension will also help.

Now I cant wait to see what happens in the snow with the new setup.

 

Cool, what is a crown?

 

Most roads are higher in the center or 'crowned' so water flows to the gutters instead of pooling or flowing down the center of the road.

 

Roads are built to be slightly higher in the center and slope down slightly from there on both lanes. This is so water can drain off on to the sides of the road during a storm.

 

What struts/shocks & springs do you have, what are theit respective milage?

 

You should fill your existing engine/tranny mounts with urethane. This should reduce the wheelhop even more. http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaver...-r/mounts.html

 

I already got Place Racing poly motor mounts. They are just the lower 2, I really dont think the top 2 will add any to the wheel hop or not, as they seem to more control the lateral movements of the motor.

As for what suspension I'm running, I've got the stock SE suspension with 67,000 miles on it. Most the struts are probably blown by now.

 

Time for shocks and struts! Thats what I would think he problem is with the new wheel hop.