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1. weight.... (score: 1)
Author: Ross MacPherson <arm@unix.infoserve.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 11:34:07 -0800
Could someone explain to me the pros and cons of "sprung" vs. "unsprung weight" ? I know what the terms mean but I don't understand the effects on performance. I would think that unsprung weight wou
/html/mgs/1997-01/msg00613.html (6,888 bytes)

2. Re: weight.... (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 02:22:13 -0600
Tires, wheels, and suspension parts are considered unsprung weight. Everything else is sprung weight. The ratio of sprung to unsprung weight has an important effect on the handling of a car on bumpy
/html/mgs/1997-01/msg00617.html (9,369 bytes)

3. Re: weight.... (score: 1)
Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 13:28:06 +0800
On Sat, 11 Jan 1997 11:34:07 -0800 Ross MacPherson <arm@unix.infoserve.net> asked: According to Fred Puhn (How To Make Your Car Handle), Sprung Weight is the weight of the chassis and all parts mount
/html/mgs/1997-01/msg00621.html (8,151 bytes)

4. Re: weight.... (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 22:27:47 -0500 (EST)
snip Sounded good, up to the part about midgets. If the car weighs less while the unspring weight stays the same, the ratio of sprung to unsprung weight goes down, not up, and according to your openi
/html/mgs/1997-01/msg00633.html (7,599 bytes)


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