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How does chrome add weight???
SolReaver
03-25-2001, 07:59 AM
See I spelled it right this time :D
enzo@af
03-26-2001, 02:06 PM
Well, think of it this way....
Take a non-chrome wheel of any material, and then plate it with chrome. You have just added material, and thus have added weight. I'm not sure how dense chrome is, but from what I hear it's pretty heavy.
Kodiak Ice
03-27-2001, 04:18 PM
theyre chrome plated then nickle plated like 3 times.. lot of extra weight
hondacsi
03-29-2001, 11:34 PM
b/c you are adding metal, and last time i checked metal was heavy!:silly:
gang$tarr
03-31-2001, 12:44 AM
uhhhh hondacsi all metal isn't really heavy, like aluminum and stuff
SolReaver
03-31-2001, 12:34 PM
Oh ok I know something new:D Thankz
DR-VTEC
04-03-2001, 02:55 PM
IT IS EASY, CHROME IS HEAVY, WHY DO YOU THINK THEY USE ALUM. INSTEAD OF CHROME ALOT.
Kodiak Ice
04-04-2001, 01:34 AM
cuz aluminum is cheaper
DR-VTEC
04-04-2001, 01:17 PM
NOT THAT ALUM IS CHEAPER IT IS LIGHTER.
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