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> And the car might end up lighter than stock. This sounds like a good idea but changing the cars base weight can affect its security rating (more likely to fl
by DeWilde 4y ago
> And the car might end up lighter than stock.
This sounds like a good idea but changing the cars base weight can affect its security rating (more likely to flip over).
Additional weights would have to be added in the places that it correspond to parts being removed.
- elihu 4y agoMaybe... depends where weight is added and removed, and how much. Most cars aren't particularly prone to flip in the first place, and a few hundred pounds probably won't make a huge difference. (ICE cars vary in weight depending on whether the gas tank is full or empty, and it's generally not an issue.) I've heard that having more than 50% of the weight on the rear wheels is dangerous because if you lose traction on a corner it's the rear wheels that would lose their grip first, which is hard to recover from, whereas if the front wheels slip first it's more self-correcting.
- waiseristy 4y agoa.k.a it'll handle like garbage. You can also just put the appropriate springs in for the after-swap weight instead of adding a bunch of dead mass that will reduce range