How to tell if my mustang has had any suspension work?
10-22-2010, 02:10 PM
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The 20's don't help... adding unpsrung weight never helps ride quality.
Stock shocks ride pretty poorly, and again, with more unsprung weight that gets worse. It also gets worse and worse as miles pile on stock shocks--they wear and are less and less able to damp things (and that's the underlying reason they ride poorly to start with).
As mentioned, OEM parts are flat black--and will have Ford tags on them (though they often do fall off the bars and springs being paper that gets wet, etc....). But the shocks the tags stay on.....
Stock shocks ride pretty poorly, and again, with more unsprung weight that gets worse. It also gets worse and worse as miles pile on stock shocks--they wear and are less and less able to damp things (and that's the underlying reason they ride poorly to start with).
As mentioned, OEM parts are flat black--and will have Ford tags on them (though they often do fall off the bars and springs being paper that gets wet, etc....). But the shocks the tags stay on.....
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10-22-2010, 02:53 PM
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weight there is associated to it.
Width is a big factor in rim/tire weight...
Some 20s actually weigh LESS than the smaller diameter
OEM rims with rubber on them of the same OEM diameter.
Its not the rim diameter thats the determining factor here.
20" tires are made of LESS rubber than 16s, 17s and 18s.
So they weigh less. And the 20" high end rims are made
of lightweight material. And a lot stronger than the OEM
rims material so they can have more of the center section
removed without sacrificing strength or safety..
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10-22-2010, 03:00 PM
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Yea, most think that the larger the rim diameter, the more
weight there is associated to it.
Width is a big factor in rim/tire weight...
Some 20s actually weigh LESS than the smaller diameter
OEM rims with rubber on them of the same OEM diameter.
Its not the rim diameter thats the determining factor here.
20" tires are made of LESS rubber than 16s, 17s and 18s.
So they weigh less. And the 20" high end rims are made
of lightweight material. And a lot stronger than the OEM
rims material so they can have more of the center section
removed without sacrificing strength or safety..
weight there is associated to it.
Width is a big factor in rim/tire weight...
Some 20s actually weigh LESS than the smaller diameter
OEM rims with rubber on them of the same OEM diameter.
Its not the rim diameter thats the determining factor here.
20" tires are made of LESS rubber than 16s, 17s and 18s.
So they weigh less. And the 20" high end rims are made
of lightweight material. And a lot stronger than the OEM
rims material so they can have more of the center section
removed without sacrificing strength or safety..
That said, many knockoffs of OEM wheels weigh more than the original too. It's a two way street. And there is more material in a 20" tire, it's a bigger diameter, and that takes material to make. For instance, let's take a steel belt in the bead. In a 17" tire that would be about 53" long, in a 20" tire, that's almost 63" in length..... And that tire will also tend to be wider (though it may not be).
11-29-2010, 01:31 PM
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Very few 20's weigh less than stock. It can happen, but those wheels tend to be pretty expensive. I can't see what wheels he has, but if the car is all stock otherwise, and was at an auction I can't imagine they are super expensive wheels.
That said, many knockoffs of OEM wheels weigh more than the original too. It's a two way street. And there is more material in a 20" tire, it's a bigger diameter, and that takes material to make. For instance, let's take a steel belt in the bead. In a 17" tire that would be about 53" long, in a 20" tire, that's almost 63" in length..... And that tire will also tend to be wider (though it may not be).
That said, many knockoffs of OEM wheels weigh more than the original too. It's a two way street. And there is more material in a 20" tire, it's a bigger diameter, and that takes material to make. For instance, let's take a steel belt in the bead. In a 17" tire that would be about 53" long, in a 20" tire, that's almost 63" in length..... And that tire will also tend to be wider (though it may not be).
Last edited by Bmr4life; 11-29-2010 at 01:34 PM.
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