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      11-17-2018, 10:15 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by cptobvious View Post
Mr. akkando is right. When I first read articles talking about how adding additional weight to a car can make the ride quality significantly nicer, I thought those folks must have been hitting the pipe a bit too hard. But, read through some of these articles and it makes logical sense.

It's completely counter to everything we encounter on this forum - everyone always wants the car to be lighter. Always. But, there are some benefits sometimes to having added weight.

https://rqriley.com/automobile-ride-...mass-vehicles/

The link below is the Cliff's Notes version of the article above.

https://lexusenthusiast.com/forums/t...handling.4393/
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