Thread: Unsprung weight...lighter rims; how does it help?
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Old 10-02-2001, 03:20 PM
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I read about this test SCC did. They dyno'ed a honda civic hatchback with the stock steel wheels and marked the HP. Then they put on a set of 17 inch rims and marked the HP. Seems like there was a 20hp difference between the steel wheels and the 17 inch rims.
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