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Importance of the weight of your wheels???

30-40 lbs of unsprung weight will definitely be noticeable in handling and acceleration. But the trade off of more rubber on the road may be well worth it. It's not

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Importance of the weight of your wheels???

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09-19-2014, 06:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29540	30-40 lbs of unsprung weight will definitely be noticeable in handling and acceleration. But the trade off of more rubber on the road may be well worth it. It's not directly comparable to driver weight since wheels are unsprung weight and that has a much larger effect on performance. zero, SouthArk370Z, osbornsm and 4 others like this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

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