Weight definitions

[Auto_newb]

What is dry weight? What is curb weight? What is unsprung weight?

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[Wolf]

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).

[Auto_newb]

I see, so curb weight is like "wet weight".

[quaddriver]

Originally Posted by Auto_newb

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.

[Auto_newb]

"curb weight: depends on the size of the curb in question and construction, cement weighs more than asphalt curbs"

huh?

[timberdoodle]

i like quaddrivers response, it seems to all make sense

[Auto_newb]

Originally Posted by timberdoodle

i like quaddrivers response, it seems to all make sense

Well, care to explain what his definition of curb weight is?

[quaddriver]

Originally Posted by Auto_newb

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....

[Auto_newb]

Ok, whatever that means.

Can somebody explain? (as opposed to posting crap like "hmm, I get it" or "this guy is stupid")

[timberdoodle]

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.