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Can someone school me on un-sprung weight and wheel types?

so i'm a little unclear about the issues with "un-sprung" weight... from the way everyone talks about it it's clearly worse than weight supported by the suspension, but i'm a little fuzzy about why. care to illuminated me?

this all came to me after hearing that RUF is producing the 17" CTR1 wheels again... i've always thought they were beautiful, but after hearing everyone complain about how heavy they are i'm not sure i can justify the extra expense over other wheel options...

second, can someone explain the pros and cons of various wheel types - cast, forged, 3-piece, etc... are some better for certain applications (track vs street)?

thanks in advance...

cheers,

Paul
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