[Spridgets] Weights of wheels...

Tue Jan 22 05:50:41 MST 2008

One of the easiest ways to view it is by thinking of a bicycle.  The sprung weight can be thought of as the frame of the bike.  Unsprung weight would be the wheels of the bicycle.  The lighter the wheels are the easier and faster you can pedal the bike on a given stretch of road.  The frame can be much heavier and it is not noticed on such a grand scale as when you increase the weight of the wheels because they are what is actually moving relative to the frame.

Mike C

-----Original Message-----
>From: Mjsprite at aol.com
>Sent: Jan 21, 2008 10:34 PM
>To: abcoz at hky.com, Weslake1330 at aol.com, dmg at bossig.com, spridgets at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Weights of wheels...
>
>I've never really understood the effects of 'sprung' vs. 'unsrpung' weight.  
>Is there a magic ratio which one should aspire to achieve? How do changes  
>effect car handling? Perhaps an engineering type could elucidate me and  others.
>Thanks,
>Mike
> 
>'69 Sprite - Bilbo
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> 
>

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