In my last post, I discussed briefly and rather simplistically how the unsprung mass affects handling and ride comfort. The other major factor affecting performance is the rotational inertia of the wheel/tire/brake package. Rotational inertia (mass moment of inertia NOT area moment of inertia which also happens to be important in wheel design) is essentially...
In my last post I mentioned how you can make a forged wheel light and strong. So why is this important? Basically a wheel/tire/brake system is called the unsprung mass of a vehicle. The sprung mass is the body, the engine, the passengers and everything else that is supported by the suspension. Now you’ve probably heard about minimizing the unsprung...
So in my previous posts I mentioned how the raw materials, namely forgings, can help make a wheel lighter and stronger; essentially a better canvas with which the engineer can create his masterpiece. I also mentioned why making a wheel lightweight is important. Now I think I’ll start the discussion on design and answer the question of whether or not...
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