

| Subject: | Re: Bigger Wheels and Unsprung Weight |
| From: | James |
| Date: | Sun, 6 Oct 2002 02:08:27 -0700 |
on 10/6/02 01:54, JordanVw@AOL.COM at JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 10/6/02 4:47:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > tornadored@HOTPOP.COM writes: > > >> So, 5lbs more per wheel = 20lbs more >> total unprung = 200lbs sprung. More rough calculation...that would yield >> about a 1 second slower 0-60 because of rotational weight. >> >> I hope I'm missing something here. What are people's real >> world/seat-of-pants results after going big? It almost seems like the >> benefit of the larger/wider tire (in our favorite brand) would be >> outweighed >> by, well, weight. >> >> > > some people are waaaaaay toooooo analytical. My logic will be the death of me. James 90 Carat
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