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Yeah, it'd be a drag on acceleration and fuel efficiency, but some people might want the option of sacrificing that for better cornering and stability.
(I think you could call this 3/4 baked since farm tractors have this feature so they can pull big implements and keep solid grip on the ground.)
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guess there could be a range of tire weights ranging from mineralized water-filled all the way to tungsten-filled.
po at the wheel
http://homepage.ntl...2001/tocatour17.jpg
might explain how po annotated 1st too [thumbwax, Oct 04 2004]
Big, heavy, chrome wheels on a Cadillac
http://www.streetdr...DO_ESCALADE-med.jpg
Escalade with 24 inch chrome wheels; must handle terribly [discontinuuity, Sep 22 2006]
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look a bit bloody silly on my vauxhall astra |
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Is that a good thing or a bad, [po]? |
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'd be good for crushing all them little cars that get in the way. |
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I avoided bringing up lead because of the environmental concerns. Kids might, I dunno, lick discarded tires. P: |
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high unsprung weight is a bad thing. When you hit a bump, the whole corner of the car would lift up, because it weighs the same as the tire. Cause more accidents. |
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"Vauxhall Astra," such a name. |
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Gus is exactly right. While weighting tires does wonders for tractors moving at very low speeds, when you try the same for highway vehicles the result is disastrous. SUV's, which already suffer tremendously from poor handling, would only become the more unsafe. A simple pothole would feel like a bomb explosion underneath. |
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So they'd feel like a bomb went off? Make them mandatory on SUVs! ( people will stop using those huge, gas gulping, traffic anoying, unsafe things ) |
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Gus hit it on the head... you would be better off putting a weight under the car. Maybe a really thick skid plate or something. Besides, SUV tires are expendsive enough already, this would just make them cost more. A heavy plate under the car could just stay on the vehicle and would still lower the center of gravity like you want. |
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Following [my-nep]'s line of thinking, how about weighting only one half of each tyre? |
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The thing to understand here is that SUV's should not be going very fast period. If you want to safely corner at 40MPH, go get a vette. |
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