Unsprung weight
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Unsprung weight
Is five or six pounds difference in the wheel weight a significant difference for autocross?
Would you spend a hundred fifty bucks to get a set of wheels that's total 20-30 pounds less than the ones you're using?
Thanks,
Cory
Would you spend a hundred fifty bucks to get a set of wheels that's total 20-30 pounds less than the ones you're using?
Thanks,
Cory
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Re: Unsprung weight
Originally posted by Cwaters
Is five or six pounds difference in the wheel weight a significant difference for autocross?
Is five or six pounds difference in the wheel weight a significant difference for autocross?
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yes thats definately a significant difference. when my dad first started road racing he was using diamond steel wheels and eventually he changed to panasports which are 4 lbs lighter each wheel. if you really want a light wheel get the Lite-Speed wheels but there so expensive
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personally I would. I am planning and saving for some volk ce28n's but I don't know what tire I want to go with that??? Maybe hoosier a3so3's?
personally I would. I am planning and saving for some volk ce28n's but I don't know what tire I want to go with that??? Maybe hoosier a3so3's?
BTW those weight u save. u will real feel when u race special if track have uphill section
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Hell yes, it will make a difference. One of our local auto-x gurus says that saving 1 lb of unsprung weight is equivalent to saving 20-30 lbs off the rest of the car. I keep kicking myself to get some lightweight CCW wheels .... but my car keeps telling me I have other priorities. Stupid clutch ...
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Re: Unsprung weight
Originally posted by Cwaters
Is five or six pounds difference in the wheel weight a significant difference for autocross?
Would you spend a hundred fifty bucks to get a set of wheels that's total 20-30 pounds less than the ones you're using?
Thanks,
Cory
Is five or six pounds difference in the wheel weight a significant difference for autocross?
Would you spend a hundred fifty bucks to get a set of wheels that's total 20-30 pounds less than the ones you're using?
Thanks,
Cory
don't get me wrong, by any means I'm not saying that you are a bad driver, I have no idea what kind of driver you are, but like my friend says, his coach plays tennis with a $40 tennis racket, and he's top 5 in the massachusetts region. it not really the equipment that you have, it's knowing how to use it (no pun intended )
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