Clayton,
Exactly how could unsprung weight NOT affect acceleration? My physics
is a little rusty, but I seem to remember a basic principle (and common
sense) that says it takes more force to rotate a heavy object than it does
to rotate a lighter object. I also seem to remember that it takes more
force to rotate an object whose mass is concentrated towards its outer edge
than it does to rotate one whose mass is concentrated towards its center.
(i.e, a 20 lb 15" wheel is easier to rotate than a 20 lb 18" wheel due to
the 18" wheel having more of its mass towards its outer edge.) Am I wrong
here?
-Brett.
'90 GLi (Currently on 14" Teardrops/ Dunlop Graspic Snows, 15" Corrado
Wheels/ Dunlop SP8000s in the summer)
Clayton <[email protected]> on 01/27/2000 11:48:00 AM
To: [email protected], [email protected]
cc: (bcc: Brett Haney)
Subject: Re: The beast revealed!
Unsprung weight does not affect acceleration at all. Unsprung weight is
all the mass outside of the strut mounting location... as in the wheel,
tire, bearings, half the tie rods, half the a-arms, et cetera, et cetera
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