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Old 03-31-2015, 01:42 PM   #68
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Originally Posted by totopo View Post
10% less unsprung weight is basically similar to 10% stiffer springs in terms of wheel rate. Ie if your wheel rate was 1.5, now it is 1.65
Isn't wheel rate simply a way to combine spring rate with the moment arm of the suspension? I don't understand how mass would figure into that.

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