Unsprung Weight
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Unsprung Weight
I have been reading about unsprung weight and other than the tires and rims/lugnuts etc what else affects it?
Also if I get my Z06 rims chromed how much weight does that ad to the total weight?
Also if I get my Z06 rims chromed how much weight does that ad to the total weight?
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Originally Posted by Z28TOZO6
I have been reading about unsprung weight and other than the tires and rims/lugnuts etc what else affects it?
Also if I get my Z06 rims chromed how much weight does that ad to the total weight?
Also if I get my Z06 rims chromed how much weight does that ad to the total weight?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsprung_weight
In a ground vehicle with a suspension, the unsprung weight is mass of the suspension, wheels or tracks (as applicable), and other components directly connected to them, rather than supported by the suspension. (The mass of the body and other components supported by the suspension is the sprung mass.) Unsprung weight includes the mass of components such as the wheel spindles, wheel bearings, tires, and a portion of the weight of driveshafts, springs, shock absorbers, and suspension links. If the vehicle's brakes are mounted outboard (i.e., within the wheel), their weight is also part of the unsprung weight.
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I was gonna say 2 lbs per wheel - give or take a little depending on how much wheel you have to be chromed. 97-99 wheels would require a little more chrome than the 00-04 wheels for example due to the larger spokes.