Weight distribution
09-28-2006, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by aybeesea' post='339622' date='Sep 28 2006, 06:52 PM
Of course this "feature" has been discussed in a recent thread but it then beggars the question, "who needs 50-50 weight distribution if it can "all be compensated for by springs"".
Do we assume a passenger (shock, horror) would just totally throw all consideration of balance out of the window.
And... unless the fuel tank is mounted centrally left-to-right, some territories will have the fuel tank on the same side as the driver...
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Do we assume a passenger (shock, horror) would just totally throw all consideration of balance out of the window.
And... unless the fuel tank is mounted centrally left-to-right, some territories will have the fuel tank on the same side as the driver...
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Re: fuel tank - I think there's two halves either side of the transmission/rear axle- which should keep weight relatively central
09-28-2006, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dlevi67' post='339753' date='Sep 29 2006, 12:28 AM
Springs will not (can not) compensate for weight distribution in terms of inertia; you may get a relatively flatter stance by trimming various things
BTW intertia is a function of mass and not weight.
Mass tells us how many protons and neutons an object has and does not change when accelerated.
Weight is the common name given to the resulting force when a mass is accelerated eg by the acceleration due to gravity.
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