The lighter car. Because the heavier car will have to have much bigger
brakes to stop as well--leading to higher unsprung weight. So if the
tires aren't in as solid contact with the road as much, the bigger car
won't be able to use its infinite grip if the tires aren't touching the
ground as much.
Eric
16-19 pounds of unsprung wheel (not tire, not brake, just wheel) weight
per corner ) :
On Mon, 7 Aug 2000 16:14:09 -0400 dg50@daimlerchrysler.com writes:
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> >> Say, here's another thorny thought. I have 2 cars: they are the
> >> same dimentionally (length, width, height, wheelbase etc) They
> have
> >> infinite-grip tires. They have the same power/weight ratios,
> >> and the weight distribution is the same. One weighs 1000lbs more
> than
> the
> >> other. Which car is faster, or are they tied?
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