Sprung vs.Unsprung Mass

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[@briank10101]

I guess the wheel and its associated components would be considered sprung mass in relation to the tire tread's "unsprung mass" on the pavement. I speculate this is why a good tire at certain inflation pressures can have a major impact on ride quality for high frequency bumps. The tread on the pavement may be only 0.3 kg and the rest of the wheel dynamic components may be 30 kg giving a 100:1 sprung to unsprung ratio for the modeling of the wheel components. It would be interesting to see what impact this has on overall comfort and performance and what are good ratios for this subsection of the suspension?

[@suspensionsexplained]

That is correct but the impact is small. In reality, the unsprung mass of most vehicles is in the 50-65 Kg range, so your ratio is more like 200:1. Also, the spring rate of a tire is usually on the order of 300-350 N/mm which is about 10x the spring rate of the suspension. There is also relatively little damping in a tire to go along with this high spring rate. Having said all that, there is a school of thought that says that high unsprung mass is not necessarily a bad thing because it forces the tire to do more work over those small high frequency bumps. But it's really not the right way to do it. There are better ways to absorb that high frequency energy in the mounting system of the springs and dampers. Tires are a wear-out item and you don't want the ride comfort of your car to suddenly drastically change when the customer needs to replace their tires.

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