Car junkies will often quote unsprung weight ( using a definition through by Wikipedia through Answers.com as per Typo Lou ) as the key information when describing a well handling vehicle.
My Subaru is indeed an all-wheel-drive car, with all independent suspension, to ensure that the least amount of weight is part of the “unsprung” category.
You can see why some big SUV lean so much, they’re unsprung weight is often greater then even commercial vans of the same size.
But it matters little if the suspension and road holding geometry of the car is less then ideal. My Subie is good, but it can be made much, much better.
And so I sprung ( bad pun ) for a set of JDM STi Wagon struts, shocks and all. These are “takeoff” with about 12.000 miles on the clock. Yes mum & dad, your son is ill-spending his hard-earned tax return. 6-8 weeks before it’s in my hands and then some additional parts: anti-sway bar, Group N top mounts and maybe an “anti-lift kit”.
Overall, I aim to make the tyres keep to the road more and the bounce to even less. It’s really all just money right ?
Right …
Posted by petergun at May 3, 2005 09:13 AM