Wheel hop - engine control rod options? aka torque strut

[tmontague]

Would the aftermarket engine torque strut not do the job. I think that' the name of it. I lot of people have it on their Yaris and it's located right beside the passenger side engine mount

[CoryM]

Originally Posted by tmontague

Would the aftermarket engine torque strut not do the job. I think that' the name of it. I lot of people have it on their Yaris and it's located right beside the passenger side engine mount

You're probably thinking of the Nitto torque dampener? It's basically just a shock absorber to control the speed at which the engine moves. It would probably work, but I'd sooner fix the problem than the symptom. That's like putting stiffer shocks in when you really need stiffer springs.

[Rigaud]

Originally Posted by CoryM

You're probably thinking of the Nitto torque dampener? It's basically just a shock absorber to control the speed at which the engine moves. It would probably work, but I'd sooner fix the problem than the symptom. That's like putting stiffer shocks in when you really need stiffer springs.

Did you check the trans and motor mounts? Had that issue as you described it last winter with my Subaru............it was a bad motor mount. I replaced them all, motor, trans and the top one nick named dogbone. Like shocks, I don't replace just one.