Why Use Tungsten in Ballast Instead of Lead

In ballast, we’re usually not talking about a pound at a time: we’re talking, say, 25 pounds.   Ballast is usually installed into a car’s frame rails, so a typical cross-section for ballast is 2-5/8″ x 3-5/8″. Twenty-five pounds of tungsten would be 3.75″long, while twenty-five pounds of lead would be 6.40″long.

This is important because the weight distribution makes a huge difference in how a car handles.  The weight pushing each tire into the track creates grip. The more weight pushing down on a tire, the more grips it has. Using a denser tungsten weight allows you to more precisely place the weight. That allows you to do things like lower the center of gravity, or shift the weight from left to right and front to back in a way you can’t do with the physically larger piece of lead.


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