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Originally Posted by Bullyboy
Must be aussie speak for wheel hop
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That's what I'm guessing
EDIT: I found these two definitions which are pretty much the same, and as far as I can tell can't happen on a VW?
In leaf-spring cars, wheelhop or axle tramp is caused by the leaf spring “wrapping up” into an S-curve shape as the result of torque input. As the spring hits maximum wrapup, the spring rate also increases radically. At that point, the tire bounces off the pavement and unloads the spring, allowing it to unwind and then rapidly wrap up again.
Definition: A form of wheel hop that occurs on cars with live axles, caused by the axle repeatedly rotating slightly with the wheels and then springing back.