Ok guys. Let's get it going here.....

If we look at the question; "The car hooks then spin, or rear tire wads really bad from too hard of a hit to the tires?

Consider that the rear suspension typically goes into extension and the foot print (of the tire) gains weight as the housing travels toward the track. The side walls become loaded and apply downward force to the foot print. If we apply too much downward force, the tire will bounce. It is like a basketball. The harder you dribble the ball, the more it will want to return to your hand. Hit the tires too hard, they hook, wad up and then when the tire becomes round again-it will want to return to it's original shape and as the sidewall un-wads, it pushes up. That pushing up condition will relieve weight from the foot print causing wheel spin. It may be slight but it only takes a little amount. (One way this event shows up is if you see a car stretch out the front suspension as it leaves, then set the front end down only to pick it up again, it did the hook/spin deal and wadded the tires too much..

Consider a potential fix is to stiffen the extension of the rear shocks. Slowing down the separation and the extent that the rear housing (with it's mass) is traveling toward the track will result in planting the tires just enough to hook the car. Also, consider we only need enough traction to hook the available torque traveling down the driveline, thru the axles and to the rims/tires.

If you have a double adjustable shock, you can also stiffen the compression to help hold the tire down, slow the rebound effect and keep the weight at the foot print from being relieved too quickly.

There are other potential fixes too. Some aren't shock related...

Anyone have seen this before? Anyone driven a car that felt like this?