The unsprung mass (colloquially unsprung weight) of a vehicle is the mass of the suspension, wheels or tracks (as applicable), and other components directly...
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sprung mass to unsprung mass ratio can also be deleterious to vehicle control.[citation needed] Unsprung mass "Sprung mass and Unsprung mass". ZigWheels...
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Wheel hub motor (section Unsprung weight)
Protean Electric and Lotus found that most negative effects of added unsprung mass could be eliminated by adding suspension damping, and that the ability...
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Bicycle suspension (section Unsprung mass)
suspension with their knees, making their mass be sprung mass, but all of the mass of the bicycles remains unsprung mass. At the other extreme are full suspension...
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Automobile handling (section Unsprung weight)
springs, carried by the unsprung weight, carried by the tires, carried by the road. Unsprung weight is more properly regarded as a mass which has its own inherent...
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placement of the gearbox is unsuitable for a live axle (due to excessive unsprung mass), the rear suspension is either independent, or uses a de Dion tube...
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and drive bogie-mounted gearboxes via cardan shafts; this reduces the unsprung mass and hence track wear at high speeds. The locomotive also features an...
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wheels for motorsports. Lighter wheels can improve handling by reducing unsprung mass, allowing suspension to follow the terrain more closely and thus improve...
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placing motors inside wheels, given that AFM's low mass does not excessively increase a vehicle's unsprung mass. YASA is targeting motors that deliver 220 kw...
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4 piston aluminum Brembo calipers, Pagid brake pads, (without ABS) Unsprung mass: 99 lb/121 lb (front corners/rear corners) Rosso Corsa (red): 302 Giallo...
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