More stiffness on the driver's side helps minimize
axle hop under hard acceleration.
Nonetheless, bigger bumps frequently see the
rear axle hopping and skipping underneath you, which is exciting but also a little alarming.
Watching the truck in the sand was downright depressing
as axle hop was awful and jarring.
Chevy Camaro ZL1 independent rear suspension includes asymetrical half shafts to
reduce axle hop under heavy accleration.
The asymmetrical design is derived from unequal front and rear spring half lengths, which
minimize axle hop and enhance traction control efficiency.
The result is a more comfortable truck over broken surfaces, not to mention a more obedient rear end — there's nothing in the way of
disconcerting axle hop or «bed dance.»
With all systems off, a 6000 - rpm launch yielded the inherent
Porsche axle hop (though attenuated to some degree by the new active magnetorheological... engine mounts) followed by bat - out - of - hell forward thrust.
This manifests itself as a flashing traction control light when the aid is switched on, or as a fair bit of thumping as the
front axle hops with it off.
Replacing the old school leaf springs helps smooth out the Ram's ride as well as
control axle hop on rough ground.
The rear differential is the electronically controlled kind and driveshafts are asymmetric, developed specifically to avoid the
dreaded axle hop under hard straight - line acceleration.
Ford's engineers deserve a medal for all the work poured into making the live rear axle handle well in the previous generation car, but limit - handling and
axle hop were always issues.