drgchapman

Category: Accessories
Price (no $ sign please): $100
Private or Vendor Listing: Private Listing
Part fits (select ONLY those which apply): Race Car
Location (Region): Midwestern
Item Condition: Used

Corner balancing kit for any car.
Works well.
$100

laz74

This is an interesting idea.

blockhed

how the hell does this work exacty?

Jacke2c

Archemedes specifically!

rustymon

I'm guessing that'd be pretty difficult to ship...

RangerDick

My mom used to make me step on those scales before going to the Dr's for a physical. To make sure I wasn't cheating. Too many bad memories. I'll pass. But great idea

luial

Wow, is this a joke or for real?

rikker

Since most scales only go to 250 lbs, better make sure your car is < 1000 lbs, or a cart!

laz74

Not true. The car is not being supported solely by the scales - it's sitting between the scale and the pivot point (ground) of the supporting levers. Because the supporting pads are closer to the pivot than the scale itself, each scale is probably only supporting 1/4 of each corner weight.

When corner balancing, one only needs to balance the corner weight in proportion to the opposing corner. If you are looking for the true weight on each corner, you can multiply the weight percentages by the total weight of the vehicle.

Assuming that the 4 levers are exact copies of each other, this can be very accurate.

laz74

Example:
Get in push up position and put your hands on a scale. See how much weight you're actually working - it will be less (appx half) than your body weight.

flashx

This is a setup that has been used for years on different types of race cars. I have a set that I used on drag cars. These will work just fine. Whatever weight shows on the scale you multiply by 4 and that give you the actual weight. Then add all four numbers from each wheel and you will be close to the total weight of the car. If you have coilover shocks and struts, you will find that if run the spring ajuster up on the right front wheel it will put more weight on the left rear wheel. These are simple to use

DER951

pm sent

DWS964

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