Corner weights of a 1303

[AggieDave]

Originally Posted by Steve C

Hi AggieDave

Your idea would work in a fashion.

What I was getting at by upsetting the suspension is, as we all know the suspension will slightly tuck under during lifting and the only way to settle it back to the correct ride height is to move the car, this tuck would raise the suspension throwing out fine corner weight measurements.

Steve

Sure but I was pretty much assuming that someone on these forums asking this sort of question wasn't worried about that. Basically that if someone was worried about the cornering weight to that degree, that they'd have a source for scales in pit row at the track. Even then, after the crew chief sets up a car "perfectly" for which ever type of race they're racing that weekend, after some practice laps the driver always comes back and wants it changed for his/her liking.

So all the measuring, weighing, knowledge and skill about suspension on the mechanics side is tossed out by the worlds finest judge...the driver's butt.

[andy1303]

There are cheaper corner weight gauges available which use a lever assembly that hooks under the top of the wheel rim. push to lever down to lift the car and then the gauge shows the weight.
http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/SU...325/index.html
but I decided I couldn't afford it....

[Chris Percival]

Much cheaper to just go somewhere (like http://www.raceshack.co.uk) and borrow their corner weight scales.

[Chris Percival]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/497205..._weight_a_car/

lol

[1303R]

hmmmmmm, ok!

[Humble]

You might be able to find something like these: http://www.miatapower.com/race-car-scales/index.html


Looks like a reducer/lever to lessen the weight so you can you bathroom scales. I've seen different versions of these from pegasus or hoerr racing. I'm kinda lucky since my roomate has a real set of corner scales.

[Steve C]

Hi

Andy those units look like the way to go.

Aggiedave, I agree about the drivers butt, corner weighting is one part of car set-up that is scientific, if your turning left and rigfht even weighting needs to be achieved, if your only turning left hand corners or right hand corners, corner weights can be set-up to suit the drivers butt and track.

Steve

[Oval]

One set of bathroom scales and three garden pavers...?