Weight definitions
Auto_newb
07-11-2004, 05:15 AM
What is dry weight? What is curb weight? What is unsprung weight?
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Wolf
07-11-2004, 05:34 AM
Dry weight = car's weight without oil/gas/coolant/etc
Curb weight = car's weight with all that stuff.
Unsprung weight = weight of parts not supported by the car's suspension (wheels, tires, axles, brakes).
Curb weight = car's weight with all that stuff.
Unsprung weight = weight of parts not supported by the car's suspension (wheels, tires, axles, brakes).
Auto_newb
07-11-2004, 05:57 AM
I see, so curb weight is like "wet weight".
quaddriver
07-11-2004, 10:04 AM
What is dry weight? What is curb weight? What is unsprung weight?
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dry weight: stuff on a scale that is not wet.. water has no dry weight
curb weight: depends on the size of the curb in question and construction, cement weighs more than asphalt curbs
unsprung weight: stuff on a scale with no springs in it.
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dry weight: stuff on a scale that is not wet.. water has no dry weight
curb weight: depends on the size of the curb in question and construction, cement weighs more than asphalt curbs
unsprung weight: stuff on a scale with no springs in it.
Auto_newb
07-11-2004, 08:06 PM
"curb weight: depends on the size of the curb in question and construction, cement weighs more than asphalt curbs"
huh?
huh?
timberdoodle
07-11-2004, 09:28 PM
i like quaddrivers response, it seems to all make sense
Auto_newb
07-11-2004, 10:11 PM
i like quaddrivers response, it seems to all make sense
Well, care to explain what his definition of curb weight is?
Well, care to explain what his definition of curb weight is?
quaddriver
07-11-2004, 10:17 PM
Well, care to explain what his definition of curb weight is?
oh boy that didnt go over someones head like a 747 bound for brazil....
oh boy that didnt go over someones head like a 747 bound for brazil....
Auto_newb
07-11-2004, 10:22 PM
Ok, whatever that means.
Can somebody explain? (as opposed to posting crap like "hmm, I get it" or "this guy is stupid")
Can somebody explain? (as opposed to posting crap like "hmm, I get it" or "this guy is stupid")
timberdoodle
07-12-2004, 06:24 AM
hes making a joke, calm down kid. curb weight as in the "curb" on the side of the road, you know, keeps the rain/oils/crap from leaking into the grass, holds the sidewalk in place etc. He was comparing the different materials say "Concrete curbs weight more than asphalt curbs." The first answer you got was the correct one, now its just jokes.
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