# The Hidden Evils of Unsprung Weight

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [January 6, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hidden-evils-of-unsprung-weight/262174 "2012-01-06T17:29:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-hidden-evils-of-unsprung-weight/262174/4 "2012-01-08T14:07:13Z")

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> [@Who knows a good Machinist???](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-knows-a-good-machinist/47743/10):
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> sounds like they’re blurring together unsprung weight with rotational inertia and leverage. While it is useful to consider all three, it’s not entirely accurate to lump them all together like the article seems to do.

I would agree with you if this article is for cars. However, rotational inertia had a direct correlation with gyroscopic precession which directly affects how all 2 wheeled vehicle steers.

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