VX's BUMPY RIDE?!?!

[Raque Thomas]

Steve, your wheel/tire combo may contribute to the harsher ride as well. It made a BIG difference in my ride quality.

[transio]

Raque, I dunno, I've had 2 sets of wheels / tires with the same ride. Currently have 285/60s and very heavy wheels, so if anything it should make the ride softer (weight of the wheels would damper energy and big tires will deform a lot.

[VehiGAZ]

I have the H1's front and back. The ride was VERY comparable to Peewog's OEM setup, and she has about 75k miles on them. Tire size is one factor in the quality of the ride, but different tires are going give different rides due to differences in sidewall stiffness.

Transio, when it comes to suspensions, I know that designers try to keep "unsprung weight" (meaning the weight of the tires, wheels, hubs, brakes, and suspension linkages) to a minimum, because the more weight you have bouncing around under the springs, the more energy gets transfered to the chassis. Having "heavy wheels" therefore will make the ride worse. Lighter wheels will shake the car less.

[transio]

Transio, when it comes to suspensions, I know that designers try to keep "unsprung weight" (meaning the weight of the tires, wheels, hubs, brakes, and suspension linkages) to a minimum, because the more weight you have bouncing around under the springs, the more energy gets transfered to the chassis. Having "heavy wheels" therefore will make the ride worse. Lighter wheels will shake the car less.

Hmmm... I never knew that. I always assumed the opposite to be true. Now that you mention it, though, it makes sense that the heavy wheels would transfer more energy onto the chassis. They also seriously kill acceleration. They look pretty, though!

[VehiGAZ]

I just saw your pics... they sure do look good, Transio! It's all a balance, I guess...