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Old 06-26-2015, 09:59 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Joris View Post
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I think 8 kg is not that much! You would rather not have it there at all, but if you have to. Even if you would find a light weight spare wheel, it would still be 4 or more likely 6 kg, so you lost 2 kg. There are more easier and cheaper ways to lose 2 kg
It should be noted that 1 pound of rotational mass is equivalent to 8 pounds of car mass. In kilos, 0.5 kg RM = 4 kg

In essence, it would make the car accelerate as if he had lost around 64 pounds of car weight.
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