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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • are purely due to mass and its distribution. These include: Center of mass Moment of inertia Roll moment Sprung mass Unsprung mass Weight distribution...
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    an increased quantity of suspension components, in order to decrease unsprung mass. However, with a curb weight of 1,450 kg (3,197 lb), the E46 328ci is...
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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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